Merchant Innovation

In Depth
StartUp RoundUp: Guess Who’s Headed to the Bank?
April 01, 2014

New ways to raise money, meet other businesses and battle fraud drove some very happy start-ups all the way to the bank. Find out who got how much and from whom.

Merchant Innovation
Panera 2.0 Introduces Mobile Sandwich Ordering
March 31, 2014

Panera Bread Company is updating the casual dining experience by adding kiosks, mobile and Web automation to the ordering experience, as well as table-delivery in its bakery- cafes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Commentary
‘Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall, Whose Digital Wallet Will Be Used Most Of All?’
March 31, 2014

The Fed’s new mobile survey data contains a treasure trove of information on how mobile payments and digital wallets are doing. To guide us through the mass of data MPD CEO Karen Webster relies on a well-known and highly rigorous statistical technique to ferret out...

Merchant Innovation
Cash Recycling At The Center Of New ATM Deal
March 31, 2014

Diebold Inc., Florida’s Suncoast Credit Union and FIS are joining forces to enable full cash recycling at the ATM via Diebold's Opteva Flex Performance Series machines, the companies announced March 26.

TSYS: The Big Gap Between Mobile Wallets And Their Users
March 31, 2014

Use of mobile devices instead of cards to facilitate point-of-sale transaction is a goal that continues to challenge industry players seeking to make it happen. An upcoming TSYS white paper will examine the issues affecting mobile wallets and what the industry must do to address...

Financial Inclusion
PayPal Says The Future Of mPay Is Now
March 30, 2014

Have you heard? 2014 is the year mobile payments is going to take off.  Gartner thinks so, ABI predicts a strong year, and even Bain & Co. thinks the mobile-payments explosion is just over the horizon.    Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
A New Player On The Crowdfunding Scene
March 28, 2014

After helping several start-ups find funding, CircleUp has brought in some dollars for itself in the form of $14 million in venture capital funding.  The round was led by first-time investor Canaan Partners, Google Ventures had previously invested in the company. Get the Full Story Complete...

Exclusive Series
Friday Factoids: Chinese Bank Runs, Student Loan Debt, Facebook’s Virtual Reality Acquisition … And Other...
March 28, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. Get the Full Story Complete...

Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: A new Blow to Bitcoin … and Buffett!
March 28, 2014

Over the past week, the IRS deemed bitcoins taxable property, giving critics even more ammo to blast what Warren Buffet has dubbed “a mirage” and a man that Andreessen sort of slighted this week for his criticism of the cryptocurrency. That said, a small gun...