“There are a million good ideas out there,” says Marc Gardner, President and CEO of North American Bancard, a mobile commerce platform that powers PayAnywhere. Gardner gave PYMNTS a tutorial on how to turn “a million good ideas” in payments into an innovation homerun –...
Apple has been rumored to be close to supporting NFC for more than four years, with Apple never doing it. That ambivalence is critically important, as the aggressive pilot-happy demographic that loves the iPhone is exactly the audience that NFC needs to woo. As long...
Walmart.com is embracing the three key E-Commerce shuns–customizations, localizations and mobilizations—as it tries to push it’s strongest advantage against Amazon: more than 11,000 physical stores staffed by some 2.2 million associates. Given that it is an advantage that Amazon can’t touch, why not flex those...
WearYouWant has a novel solution for a problem facing e-commerce vendors across the developing world. Thailand has high mobile penetration—nearly half of all citizens have a mobile device—and social media is popular. However natural a fit for e-commerce the countries like Thailand may seem, however,...
There’s lots of stuff published on who’s funding what across all technology sectors worldwide. We thought it would be useful to provide you with a weekly update on who’s investing what in the retail and commercial payments and financial services sectors. Get the Full Story...
MoneyGram International Inc. is feeling the impact of Walmart’s recent launch of a competing U.S.-to-U.S. white label funds-transfer service, as domestic transfers for the company initiated at Walmart stores declined 31 percent and revenues dropped 33 percent during the second quarter, the Dallas-based company reported...
Getting consumers hooked on something new is every innovator’s dream. There’s only one big problem: Consumers don’t break old habits easily. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
As former Square COO Keith Rabois launches one more “stellar” currency, Kanye West wins a lawsuit that shutters Coinye Bitcoin. Life in the land of the bitcoins and crypto-currencies is never dull.
Ever felt like deep down inside, the ability to be an expert in donuts, jet ski rentals or oil changes was lurking, just waiting for someone to call it up to the surface? Good news: FourSquare is now offering anyone the opportunity to become and...
