Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
eBay Still Trying To Make Same-Day Delivery Work
December 17, 2014

eBay on Tuesday (Dec. 16) announced that 80 small businesses in Brooklyn have joined the eBay Local program. 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...

Is ACH Crucial To Future Payments Innovation?
December 17, 2014

ACH has for a long time been a critical part of the payments ecosystem. But according to Chris McNulty, Group Executive, TSYS Merchant Solutions, it’s been predominantly popular in non-physical environments. Now, merchants in the non-traditional B2B retail space are those who are most interested...

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SEQR Turns Media Into A New Sales Channel
December 17, 2014

Just as online shopping is overtaking the need for physical stores, could an entirely new sales channel become the “next big thing”? SEQR, a mobile wallet provided by global mobile payments company Seamless, has introduced Shop Spot, according to a recent company release. Shop Spot...

Investment Tracker | December 11 – 17
December 17, 2014

Adyen And The Changing Face Of Cross-Border Payment  Christmas, it seems, has come early for global payments technology company Adyen this year. The Amsterdam-based business announced a $250 million funding round Tuesday (December 16), led by global growth equity investor General Atlantic, (with participation from...

Company Spotlight
The Big Problems mPOS Solves For Small Merchants
December 11, 2014

This holiday season, mPOS is on fire. In preparation for increased online and in-store sales, retailers have prepped themselves with these mobile devices to eliminate long lines and provide better customer service. This month’s ROAM mPOS Tracker report follows these players, and shows an increasing...

Innovation Investment Tracker | December 4 – 9
December 11, 2014

Banking Focus Talk about topping the charts. 2014 was a very active year for the banking sector that drove a little more than $25B in deal activity so far this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
Citi Worked With Apple And IBM On Bank Enterprise Suite
December 11, 2014

In the latest attempt at an IBM-Apple product marriage, the two companies on Wednesday (Dec. 10) unveiled IBM MobileFirst, an iOS enterprise app package that, according to a statement issued by the two firms, “bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad...

Company Spotlight
It’s The Most Mobile Time Of The Year
December 10, 2014

As we reflect back at the last 12 months in payments, it can be difficult to recall all of the innovations that have helped omnichannel move from buzzword to a merchant forefront strategy. And at the very center of that strategy is mobile — specifically,...

Merchant Innovation
Amazon’s Coming: One If By Bike, Two If By Air
December 09, 2014

Amazon has decided that getting the package to customers is half the fun if it can be done in half the time. On land, it’s now testing bike deliveries in New York City—guaranteed delivery within an hour. (And guaranteed personal injury lawsuits within two hours.)...