Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
Bezos To Amazon’s Payments Arm: Go Faster!
April 14, 2014

While the industry waits for Amazon to flex its payments muscles with the 215 million credit cards they have on file, they are joined by the ultimate Amazon insider, CEO Jeff Bezos. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Controversial
Square’s Many Suitors
April 11, 2014

The payments rumor mill is on fire with speculation that Square is up for sale. We thought it would be fun to take a look at the potential slate of Square’s suitors - what they bring to the table and why Square might want to...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard’s View on the Mobile Commerce Game-Changers
April 10, 2014

In Part Two of this exclusive series, MasterCard’s Chief Emerging Payments Officer, Ed McLaughlin gives Karen Webster the view from his perch on who’s doing the most game-changing stuff in mobile, which represent the biggest opportunity of all and where the “white spaces” are that...

In Depth
Read This, Then Develop Your Mobile Commerce Plan
April 10, 2014

ComScore just published its 2014 US Digital Roadmap which is stuffed with amazing data points. We’ve boiled it down to the 5 essential truths about payments, commerce and the US digital consumer and added some of our own key insights so you can plug and...

Merchant Innovation
“Showrooming” Hits High End Fashion
April 10, 2014

Show-rooming, or when customers browse in-store but buy online, has already cut a red swath through the heart of retail.  It has pushed some businesses, like consumer-electronics purveyor Circuit City and bookseller Border, out of business, and forced department stores and other retailers to rethink...

Merchant Innovation
PayPal Revamps iPhone App For Simpler Use
April 09, 2014

PayPal recently announced that their point-of-sale iPhone app will be revamped to better suite iOS 7. 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...

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New From Square: Activity View
April 09, 2014

Since October, when the program launched, Square Cash has helped people move money to friend and family with an activity as simple as writing an email. The program has been successful, and the company projects the annualized amount of transactions they process will be measured...

Financial Inclusion
Who’s Using Beacon Technology and Why?
April 09, 2014

From customer service to customer acquisition, merchants are using Beacons powered to enhance the relationships with their customers. Here’s a look at some of the early adopters and what they hope to achieve using this new technology.

Merchant Innovation
Delta Airlines’ New Payment Focus
April 08, 2014

Delta’s 20,000 flight attendants will be taking the next technological leap forward in the coming months, as they upgrade to carrying the significantly larger Nokia Lumia 1520. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...