There is an old saying in retail (and the rest of the service sector) that anyone who has ever had to operate a cash register for pay knows, and knows very well – “the customer is always right.” The exact origin of that phrase...
If the numbers coming out of tech startups are any indication, it may be time to party like it’s 1999. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (June 10) that a plethora of young technology companies have liberally used nontraditional metrics to help put a shine on...
When Lilly Pulitzer released an exclusive line for Target in April, the entire collection sold out at some physical locations within hours. Good for the designer, good for the store, good for the buyers. A resultant Target website crash aside, good for everybody…right? “No target...
We’re eavesdropping on a conversation between Anuj Nayar, Senior Director of Global Initiatives at PayPal, and MPD CEO Karen Webster. They’re talking…about something. Says Nayar, “Everybody’s been talking about this concept for a while. A bunch of social platforms that haven’t been able to monetize,...
Within 24 hours of a report that suggested that Samsung was not really all that concerned with Android Pay, came the news that the launch of its mobile payments solution, Samsung Pay, would be delayed. What was initially scheduled to be a summer 2015 rollout...
Calendars are very hot this year. It is one of those statements that initially comes as a surprise on a platform that talks all about payments and commerce. But the calendars of the 2010s are no longer delivery mechanisms for photos of shirtless firemen or...
If one were to take to the streets and ask people what they first came to mind when hearing the word “Staples,” the vast majority would likely say something about the office supplies store with an “easy button.” What no one or almost no one would say is “small business lending.” But, if...
Nobody wants to be in charge of making a group purchase, having to take on the expense up front and then chasing down your friends and loved ones to kick in their shares. Camilo Acosta, Co-Founder and CEO of PayByGroup, started his software company to...
Google gave a sneak peek yesterday (May 28) into the news that the payments industry has been waiting for since the launch of Apple Pay: Android Pay. Android Pay is the latest payments scheme the Internet giant is pinning its mobile payments hopes on after Google Wallet’s...