Facebook unveils payments umbrella

Facebook Financial, the social network's latest effort to lend brand consistency among its payment and commerce plans, will be overseen by Libra co-creator David Marcus.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 11, 2020

CVS to offer Venmo, PayPal QR codes in stores

Other platforms, like WhatsApp and Amazon, have introduced QR codes for merchants, too.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 3, 2020

Remote work exposes payment system inefficiencies

Although most organizations want to automate payments, only about 8% have fully done so.

By Robert Freedman • July 22, 2020

Will COVID-19 push contactless payments into the mainstream?

Multiple barriers have curtailed retailers' contactless payment integration. But a pandemic may be the catalyst to widespread adoption. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • June 9, 2020

Samsung to launch US debit card this summer with SoFi

The South Korean company joins competitors Apple and Google, as more tech giants announce plans to offer banklike products.

By Anna Hrushka • May 11, 2020

More than half of US consumers paying contactless, Mastercard finds

Banks such as HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have ramped up their efforts to push consumers toward tap-and-go technology. The coronavirus may prove the catalyst for behavioral shift.

By Dan Ennis • April 30, 2020

Consumers aren't adopting mobile wallets, even during the pandemic

A PYMNTS.com study conducted in March found that mobile wallets accounted for a small portion of eligible transactions, despite the coronavirus outbreak.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 7, 2020

Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister launch Instagram Checkout

The in-app checkout feature adds to the retailer's growing slate of diverse payment methods.

By Lisa Rowan • Oct. 10, 2019

J.C. Penney pulls the plug on contactless payments

The move comes as other major retailers roll out Apple Pay to consumers and Amazon Pay positions itself as a potential competitor.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • April 24, 2019

Sephora launches store-branded credit card program

Cardholders will receive rewards in addition to those they already get from the retailer's popular Beauty Insider program.

By Cara Salpini • March 15, 2019

Hudson's Bay data breach among 'most damaging' in retail

The department store retailer's Saks and Lord & Taylor stores were hit with a massive security breach in their point-of-sale systems, adding to the company's ongoing woes.

By Dan O'Shea • April 2, 2018

The Buckle latest retailer to suffer POS malware attack

The specialty apparel retailer, which suffered a 6-month-long attack, said malicious code had been removed and sensitive customer information was not compromised. 

By Dan O'Shea • June 19, 2017