Daily News

01 Oct 14 @ 10:15

Dwolla has raised $9.7 million in a further funding round. The highly rated startup set out to build a scalable, global payment network capable of taking on national automated clearing... read more

01 Oct 14 @ 09:56

Reddit, the self styled “front page of the internet”, has raised $50 million in Series B on a $500 million valuation with intentions to give back 10% of the round’s equity to... read more

30 Sep 14 @ 14:22

Non-cash payments volumes are expected to grow 9.4% to reach 366 billion transactions in 20131, fueled by strong growth in developing markets and the use of credit (up 9.9%) and... read more

30 Sep 14 @ 13:16

In an unsurprising move, despite best efforts to keep the companies joined, eBay announced it will split its PayPal unit into a separately traded company in 2015. The separation will... read more

30 Sep 14 @ 12:32

According to figures released by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) card fraud and remote banking fraud increased during the first six months of 2014. The intelligence behind the figures... read more

30 Sep 14 @ 11:50

The threat of malware is growing faster and faster and creating more and more issues across numerous industries – including the payments industry. Malware exploit kits are simple to use,... read more

29 Sep 14 @ 15:00

As more consumers and employees use their smartphones and tablets, the risk of payment fraud stemming from those devices increase for small- and medium-sized businesses, warns a new report from... read more

29 Sep 14 @ 12:05

From Abandonment to Acquisition: Five tactics to reduce abandonment in your m-commerce channel. In this WhitePaper, Jumio examines how despite a track record of constant growth through perpetual innovation, the online retail industry is actually currently underperforming and further growth being held back.

29 Sep 14 @ 12:00

Samsung says it will partner with PayPal to offer mobile payments in the next edition of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The Korean manufacturer appears to be following in the footsteps of... read more

29 Sep 14 @ 09:34

The rollout of chip and PIN credit cards could cost $8.6 billion or more. Some experts say it’s not worth it – that the technology is already obsolete, and that... read more

26 Sep 14 @ 13:34

According to news out of the US, the Federal Reserve Board says it will leave its debit card interchange cap for large issuers unchanged despite finding that some of their important... read more

26 Sep 14 @ 13:26

According to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tokenization is set to form a major change in the battle against payment fraud. Payment tokenization, as described by the MPIW... read more