A new, flashy and powerful competitor entering any arena can have any number of effects on the gladiators already slugging it out, a situation that the announcement and launch of Apple Pay has illustrated in real-time in payments over the last ten or so weeks....
Never let it be said that Apple doesn’t know how to launch a product. As October ends, Apple can report 1+ million downloads of its new digital wallet in just three days, a milestone that took Dunkin’ Donuts 6 weeks to achieve and Starbucks even...
There are three things that consumers, merchants, issuers and card networks all want from a payments experience: that it be secure, that it be easy to use and that it be available to consumers at all of the places they want to shop. The payments...
The U.K. startup Wranx has taken the spaced repetition learning technique and applied it to the mobile app side of the B2B industry in order to enable businesses to train staff better, and provide analytics back to the business on how staff is learning, Techcrunch reported....
The payments industry has cast a weary eye on Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, but a column in SpendMatters.com asks whether B2B payment folk shouldn’t seriously consider evaluating Bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
B2B Buyers need to get schooled in the ways of B2B E-Commerce and one wholesaler/distributor thinks it’s just the firm to do it. The new site from Consumers Interstate Corp. pushed personalized and educational content for B2B buyers, reports Internet Retailer. Get the Full Story...
There are few subjects that highlight the chasm of opinions between payments players quite like EMV. That EMV is coming: of that there can be no doubt. In a little more than a year, merchants will either have to have to upgrade their terminals to...
Pop quiz—what is the best type of customer? Although “rich” might be the easiest go-to answer, “loyal” is perhaps a better answer because, over the life of a business, a loyal customer who buys often and recommends the establishment to others is more valuable than a...
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