Consumers seeking the best discounts this holiday season have an invaluable tool at their disposal: the mobile phone. The retailers — and app designers — who have the best chance at profit this time of year are the ones who will make the best use...
Bento helps small businesses manage cash flow and control employee spending, in part by offering a prepaid MasterCard. But when Bento was first starting out, the company itself got denied for a commercial credit card. Even with sufficient capital in the bank, the problem for...
Square’s birth opened up the floodgates for mPOS to flourish. But its growing pains are also reflective of the industry’s journey from fragmentation to consolidation. While the company has achieved its first corporate milestone with the IPO, there are significant lessons to be learned from...
With eCommerce and international payments growing across industries of all stripes, PPRO offers up some key trends, concerns and recommendations about risk management across a global landscape.
As India’s SMEs grapple with access to working capital, startup Lendingkart says social media, and other forms of data can uncover patterns and behaviors that can determine creditworthiness among the financially underserved.
With so many purchases to make for others every holiday shopping season, is it any surprise that some consumers stray from their gift lifts and indulge in some retail therapy for themselves every once in a while? Pushing shoppers toward last-minute impulse buys is a...
How was your Black Friday weekend? Thanks to shoppers (perhaps like you), many retailers did well. Thanks to too many of online shoppers (perhaps like you), some retailers had problems. Find out who fared better and who fared worse -- plus Birchbox makes a move...
Five Black Fridays ago, outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia declared its surprising mission to limit its own growth in the name of the environment. In the years since, the company has actually seen its profits rise. How did this retail paradox become possible?
The underbanked small business population of the world poses a challenge for local economies. But it can also offer an opportunity for FinTech innovators to use technology to meet the needs of these business owners in ways traditional banks can’t. Get the Full Story Complete...
