PayPal is now working with three major bitcoin processors in order to allow digital goods merchants in the US to accept the crypto-currency after integrating the option through the PayPal Payments Hub.

Harnessing the power of social media for your e-commerce businesses goes beyond Facebook ‘likes’ and Twitter ‘followers’. This infographic from Monetate illustrates how social login and social sharing can increase conversion, engagement and other success metrics.

A report produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup (MPIW) concludes that tokenisation could help instil confidence in the battle against fraud.

Malauzai Software has launched SmartwebApps, a platform that brings a native app-like experience to desktop banking for community financial institutions.

Ripple Labs has signed two US banks to its bitcoin-inspired payments network, which allows institutions to conduct low-cost international money transfers without the intermediation of large Wall Street banks.

MasterCard is establishing a laboratory for mobile handsets at FIME’s Japanese site, testing its compliance and interoperability with the EMVCo Contactless approval process.

View the latest nominee case study for the bobsguide/PaymentEye FinTech & Payments Innovation Awards 2014.