Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
Discover Launches Cashback Checking Account
February 21, 2018

Discover, the payments company, announced news on Tuesday (Feb. 20) of the debut of a new rewards program for its Cashback Checking account, in which customers can earn cash back after completing debit card purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Merchant Innovation
Why Shopify Wants To Kill The Checkout
February 20, 2018

Click. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS...

Merchant Innovation
Why Retail Wishes Every Year Could Be The Year Of The Dog
February 17, 2018

Yesterday marked the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and this year it’s the Year of the Dog. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Alibaba Plans Tech-Driven Winter Olympics 2022
February 12, 2018

Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has big plans for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, envisioning a more technology-driven event through which all stakeholders make more money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Merchant Innovation
eBay’s Always Open Gives Boost To Physical SMBs
February 09, 2018

As brick and mortar businesses of all sizes are struggling to stay open, eBay is aiming to aid their smaller “mom-and-pop” sized sellers with the roll-out of a new initiative called Always Open. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Merchant Innovation
Google Announces Search-Based Mobile Travel Bookings
February 07, 2018

Google is trying to make it easier for consumers to use their smartphones to directly book travel from a Google search. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
Sun Basket And Soothing Investors’ Meal Kit Indigestion
February 06, 2018

Meal kits came to the market strong and, for a while there, it seemed like everyone was offering a variation of a direct-to-one’s-door delivery of dinner’s component parts waiting for assemblage. That market has since seen more than a bit of difficulty in sustaining the...

Merchant Innovation
eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
January 31, 2018

In what was described by eBay as an effort to improve customer experience and offer sellers a more competitive cost structure, eBay announced news on Wednesday (Jan. 31) that it will intermediate payments through a multi-year implementation that may last through mid-2020. Get the Full...

Merchant Innovation
Kohl’s Plans For Excess Space: Lease To Grocery Stores
January 11, 2018

After shrinking the size of some of its stores, Kohl’s plans to lease out the newly vacant space in its “right-sized” locations, according to news from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...