Mastercard Joins Onstar Go, the Auto Industry’s First Cognitive Mobility Platform Delivered by IBM and General Motors

So how does it work? With IBM Watson, OnStar Go enables merchants and brands to create new, connected driving experiences. For example, if a driver picks up breakfast from a specific restaurant that is part of the OnStar Go merchant marketplace, the restaurant would have the ability to prompt the driver to order menu items

Etsy Selects Adyen for Global Payments

the United States, Europe and other key markets where Etsy operates marketplaces and provides services to its 1.7 million* sellers. Etsy has chosen Adyen to enhance the payments experience for its millions of buyers and sellers around the world. By integrating with Adyen, Etsy is adding redundancy and resiliency to its payments platform, with a

Visa Direct Expands Its Reach With Real-Time, Card-Based P2P and Funds Disbursements Services

1 to more than 200 million Visa debit cards in the United States, as well as non-Visa branded debit cards, for ubiquitous reach to any consumer or small business with a debit card. Funds are transferred into the customer’s bank account without the need for complicated checking account and routing numbers. “Visa Direct has experienced

Mastercard Partners with Fit Pay to Accelerate the Development of Payments-Enabled Devices and Wearables

Mastercard announced a partnership with Fit Pay, Inc. to bring Mastercard contactless payments to consumer wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. By integrating the Fit Pay platform with the MasterCard Digital Enablement Service (MDES), the companies will work with Wearatec and other innovative manufacturers to bring to Mastercard cardholders a variety of secure contactless payments-enabled

Wirecard and awinta Agree Collaboration for Payment Solutions at Pharmacy POS

Germany with a sales volume of EUR 50m to 100m and offers merchandise management systems that optimally map daily workflow and healthcare policy frameworks. To begin with, Wirecard will provide awinta with credit card acceptance for Visa, MasterCard, Maestro and VPay as well as NFC at the POS. Jürgen Liesabeths, Project Manager at awinta: “Wirecard

Bitcoin Cross Border Payments Increase Almost Tenfold in 2016

Why have they become so popular? In many underbanked and underserved countries like India and Kenya, Bitcoin has proven to be a cheaper and more efficient alternative to other mobile payment networks, like mPesa. DCG startups like Unocoin and BitPesa have continued to shape new remittance markets, helping individuals move away from cash to digital