Talk about a U-turn. Bucking widely-held perceptions, studies show millennials are interested in owning cars after all. Now, Fair, a new mobile app, is delivering a millennial-first approach to car buying that allows the entire transaction to be completed via smartphone. In November’s Payments as a Service Tracker™, Fair CEO Scott Painter discusses the venture and the rapidly changing car buying behaviors. Plus, notable PaaS developments and more than 100 providers in the directory — including five new additions — in the Tracker. Read More...

The holiday shopping season is here — and, by all accounts, it started with a bang on Black Friday. Online shopping exploded and mobile made an outstanding showing. At its peak, sales online hit $1M a minute, while pundits reported traffic in-store with a respectable showing. Was that enough to turn those retailers' red ink to black? We’ve got the details of the Black Friday holiday shopping bonanza.  Read More...

Malaysia today is a largely cash-powered economy. But, if all goes according to plan, that will all change starting this time next year as the government’s push to implement a real-time payments infrastructure will accelerate the move to digital. Leslie Choo, ACI’s Asia vice president and general manager, takes PYMNTS inside PayNet, what it means for Malaysia and the entirety of Southeast Asia’s payments ecosystem. Read More...