Summer School Recap: ShopRunner Live Case Study
Summer School Recap: ShopRunner Live Case Study
August 13, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

PYMNTS Summer School 2014 kicked off yesterday featuring a slew of engaging discussions on the evolution of retail, on the retail business model and what...

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Solving The Prepaid Revenue Problem
Solving The Prepaid Revenue Problem
August 13, 2014  |  News

Prepaid programs have long been criticized for its hidden and excessive fees, the “cost of doing business” with a customer base that is subject to...

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Amazon Rolls Out mPOS, Undercuts Fees From Square, PayPal
Amazon Rolls Out mPOS, Undercuts Fees From Square, PayPal
August 13, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Amazon on Wednesday (Aug. 13) introduced its own mPOS package—to be called Amazon Local Register—and focused on the tune it knows that SMB retailers want to...

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FoodPanda Delivers $60 Million In New Funding
FoodPanda Delivers $60 Million In New Funding
August 12, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda food delivery service has pulled in another $60 million in a new round of funding. The investment, which was announced on Monday...

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Urban Outfitters’ Security Chief Says It’s Best To Keep Breaches A Secret
Urban Outfitters’ Security Chief Says It’s Best To Keep Breaches A Secret
August 12, 2014  |  Controversial

Publicly, all retailers have—historically—said that data breach disclosures need to happen quickly and publicly. Privately, though, IT and security specialists have long questioned the point...

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Credit Unions Fill In The Void As Banks Tighten Rules
Credit Unions Fill In The Void As Banks Tighten Rules
August 12, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

If consumers get upset with their banks as rules tighten, will credit unions benefit? Credit unions are arguing that they will—and already are. Get the...

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