Sizzle Or Fizzle: EMV, Apple, Birchbox (And Why Being First Isn’t The Same As Winning)
Sizzle Or Fizzle: EMV, Apple, Birchbox (And Why Being First Isn’t The Same As Winning)
June 17, 2016  |  Retail

It was an alphabet soup of sizzle/fizzle this week: EMV, WWDC, PLCC, CCI, and SFBI all rocked the payments and commerce world one way or...

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SaaS Firm Says UK Cloud eProcurement Portal A Flop
SaaS Firm Says UK Cloud eProcurement Portal A Flop
June 17, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise cloud hosting firm Memset has some bad news: The U.K.’s efforts to adopt a more sophisticated cloud and IT eProcurement portal is far from a success....

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Birchbox Ditches Physical Store Plans
Birchbox Ditches Physical Store Plans
June 16, 2016  |  Retail

So much for the blending of online and offline. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Conversion Blind Spot Edition
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Conversion Blind Spot Edition
June 16, 2016  |  News

With trillions of dollars being spent online by consumers around the world and hundreds of billions being spent in the United States, it is hard...

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Target And The Troubles With Ship-From-Store
Target And The Troubles With Ship-From-Store
June 16, 2016  |  Retail

For the many retailers racing toward retail’s future, ship-from-store has emerged as a saving grace for a multitude of reasons. If a merchant has a network...

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Nokia’s Future Lies In Everything But Smartphones
Nokia’s Future Lies In Everything But Smartphones
June 16, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Drop a smartphone today and it’s a legitimate nightmare – screens crack, cases get scuffed up and the entire device itself might just kick the...

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Walmart To Make Robotic Shopping Carts A Reality
Walmart To Make Robotic Shopping Carts A Reality
June 16, 2016  |  Retail

Pushing heavy carts across Walmart stores might soon be a thing of past. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Snapchat Is Sure Its Ads Actually Spur Action, And Oracle Is Helping Prove It
Snapchat Is Sure Its Ads Actually Spur Action, And Oracle Is Helping Prove It
June 16, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The myriad social media platform out there — Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc. — all have some variation of a common problem: Lots of...

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Visa Announces How It Wants To Help Merchants Accelerate EMV Chip Migration
Visa Announces How It Wants To Help Merchants Accelerate EMV Chip Migration
June 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Earlier today Visa announced a handful of new moves aimed at pushing EMV chip adoption among merchants. Changes include streamlined tech requirements, an amended (and...

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