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Are Subscriptions The Secret To Customer Loyalty?
May 11, 2015

Discounts are a surefire way to attract a customer – a fact that the millions nationwide who still hit the stores before the break of dawn on Black Friday can attest to. Everyone loves a good deal – which goes a long way to explaining...

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Meet Commerce’s Secret Weapon — Moms
May 09, 2015

While there is no such thing as a perfect human being – there are actually very few people on Earth who don’t think that their mother is, in fact, basically perfect. Sure, everyone’s mom had something like the time they forgot to take the Saran...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, May 1-8
May 08, 2015

After last week’s gloomy investment numbers, May is off to a more flowery start for B2B startups. The biggest winners of the more than half a billion dollars worth of funding and acquisitions in the last seven days were SMEs, from the smallest of pre-seed...

Success for Merchants is Success for Bigcommerce
May 08, 2015

As businesses grow, so do their needs for eCommerce solutions. That’s where Bigcommerce comes in. Currently powering more than 50,000 stores, the eCommerce platform offers a securely hosted site for merchants moving into the online marketplace, along with customized tools to thrive in it. PYMNTS...

Why PayPal Working Capital Was A No-Brainer
May 08, 2015

PayPal Working Capital is now lending $2 million a day in the United States alone. In total, the 18-month-old small business loan program revealed this week that it has lent $500 million to 40,000 businesses across the globe. Primarily serving small- and mid-sized businesses, the...

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Apple Pay’s Half Million Users?
May 08, 2015

The tech press and mainstream media have simply run out of adjectives to describe Apple’s success. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

itBit Banks $25M And Secures New York Banking License
May 08, 2015

News for the bitcoin community got a little brighter Thursday (May 7) when itBit, the bitcoin exchange, announced it was granted an official business license from New York State’s Department of Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Cross-border Payments
Alibaba Appoints New Mobile-Centric CEO
May 08, 2015

Alibaba reported its fourth quarter earnings yesterday (May 7) and showed its continued dominance in mobile leadership in the eCommerce world, but the news of its newly appointed, mobile-focused CEO affirmed Alibaba’s position on driving its investments toward securing more mobile commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the...

B2B Payments
Alibaba’s B2B Plan Could Change The World Of Cross-Border Commerce
May 07, 2015

Alibaba is a huge fan of the B2B business model. The eCommerce conglomerate, which has overhauled China’s B2C online shopping industry, has launched several initiatives within the B2B market, including partnerships in other Asian economies to launch wholesale eCommerce services in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia....