Here’s How the Security Behind Apple Pay Will Really Work
In an interview with Bank Innovation, MasterCard shared the technical security details for Apple Pay, which will launch next month.
View ArticleApple Poaching Talent from AmEx, PayPal, Google — for Loyalty Program
Apple has been filling out its payments team for the past few months, poaching a number of executives from PayPal, American Express, and others -- but not just to prep for Apple Pay's launch this week.
View ArticleEveryone Wants Under the Apple Tree
Never in the history of payments has there been such a media-frenzied, corporate disrupting and consumer-captivating moment as last week’s unveiling of Apple Pay.
View ArticleApple Considered Buying Discover, Sources Say
What's behind Apple's internal deliberations about buying Discover? (Hint: China UnionPay.)
View ArticleStripe Said to Be Headed for IPO or Acquisition
Stripe, a payments company for developers, "is widely regarded as a potential initial public offering candidate or acquisition target down the road."
View ArticleMerrick Bank Starts E-Gifting with Yiftee Partnership
Utah-based Merrick Bank is entering the digital gift space with a partnership with the startup Yiftee, which enables online and mobile gifting.
View ArticleMasterCard Beta Program Adds Voice & Facial Biometrics
MasterCard launched a pilot beta program to test out voice and facial biometrics.
View ArticleApple Already Field-Testing Apple Pay, While Still Adding Features
With iOS 8’s release yesterday, many iOS users have been wondering when the new Apple Pay feature will be available on their devices. The "in the wild" tests indicate that it will be sooner rather than...
View ArticleMasterCard Takes Leveraging iPhone 6 Hype to a Whole Other Level
Long lines were forming outside AT&T shops long before dawn this morning — and least in Manhattan — in what can only be described as a consumer frenzy. But all the hype surrounding the iPhone 6/6...
View ArticleVIDEO: A Contactless, Uh, Revolution Just Took Place in London
Lost in the flurry of Apple Pay news was Visa's roll out of contactless payments across London's entire transit system.
View ArticleMcDonald’s Order-Ahead Mobile App Falls Flat
A FinTech aficionado attempts to use McDonald's new "order-ahead" mobile app. The experience falls somewhat short of the expectations set by starbucks, Uber, and Airbnb.
View ArticleCEO Dorsey Says Square Will Accept Bitcoin
CEO Jack Dorsey says that Square will be adding Bitcoin support to its terminals.
View ArticleTen Winning Demos from Day 1 of Finovate Fall 2014
Finovate Fall 2014 is halfway over and if you were one of the nearly 1,500 attendees packed into New York's Hilton Midtown, you saw two costumed superheroes on stage grunting as they apparently tried...
View Article12 High-Flying Demos from Day 2 of Finovate Fall 2014
The second and final day of Finovate Fall 2014 saw several strong presentations on the stage. There was were no drones, costumes or grunting, on Day 2 as there were in Day 1, but overall the demos were...
View ArticleIn Prep for IPO, Uber Makes Payments More Expensive for Its Drivers
Uber has quietly been finding new ways to increase revenue -- and its first target is payments.
View ArticleWhat We Hope to See From the Leumi Hackathon
To explain the remarkable technology innovation coming out of Israel, one Israeli entrepreneur once said that in the tiny nation, “there’s zero tolerance for work-arounds.,” This is the kind of...
View ArticlePayPal Spin Off Is All About Apple Pay
It is no coincidence that three weeks to the day after Apple Pay‘s introduction eBay Inc “chose” to spin off PayPal. In announcing today that it will IPO PayPal in late 2015, eBay effectively...
View ArticleHere’s Who Almost Got the PayPal Job
Like a failed long distance relationship, eBay and PayPal are officially breaking up. But the real story story is even juicer than that.
View ArticleThe Real Reason PayPal Isn’t an Apple Pay Preferred Partner
Earlier this month, before Apple Pay came out, Bank Innovation wrote that Apple and PayPal had been involved in talks for … something. We’ve finally tracked down the full story. Sources close to Apple...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bankers Spill On How They Can Defend Against Apple
On the surface, Apple Pay should make bankers quake. Apple is not required to be a bank in order to offer banking services — which, let’s be honest, includes payments. So why aren’t bankers panicking?...
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