Sunnyvale startup Qvivr is is building a universal credit card named Swyp , competing with the likes of LoopPay, Coin and Plastc, but it’s adding its own unique twist. Swyp is a “learning”… Read more »
It looks like Amazon’s diapers weren’t the only product the e-commerce giant retired Wednesday. The company has shut down its mobile wallet beta, which allowed Android and Fire phone users to… Read more »
First Data’s slick new payments terminal is going mobile. The handheld slate is one of several new point-of-sale systems we’re seeing emerging from the banking industry. Read more »
Visa’s technology chief Rajat Taneja has high hopes for Apple Pay, but not for all of the reasons you might expect. He believes Apple will pave the way for a multitude… Read more »
Amazon’s Local Register has a lot in common in Square’s Reader, but Amazon is hoping to set itself apart from its rival by dropping its transaction fees to 1.75 percent for… Read more »
Square’s retail finance ambitions led it to create its own prototype credit card, but the company killed the project off, according to Fast Company. Read more »
The EMV transition is only a year away in the U.S. Square’s merchants will be required to accept credit cards verified by embedded chips, and that means they’ll need a new… Read more »
LoopPay’s digital credit card has attracted the attention of credit card titan Visa(s v), which may be just be looking for alternatives to plastic. LoopPay said on Thursday that Visa has… Read more »
Ten months after announcing acquisition, PayPal has merged it and Braintree’s payments platform and developer operations. Startups and big companies alike now can offer PayPal services and Braintree’s card processing through… Read more »
Loop’s ChargeCase fits over an iPhone 5 or 5s but otherwise works exactly like it’s fob. You press a button and the case emits a magnetic field that emulates the data… Read more »