Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
LevelUp Wins Most Innovative, PayPal Takes Home Catalyst Award at IP 2014
March 20, 2014

Brazilian payments processor Pagar.me won Best in Show at the PYMNTS Innovator Awards ceremony, held last night at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Harvard University, while PayPal took the Catalyst Award.

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Icahn Advocates For A Partial PayPal Sale
March 20, 2014

After weeks of back-and-forth with eBay Inc.’s board, investor Carl Icahn has changed tactics in his bid to separate PayPal from its retailer parent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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And The Winner Is …Tonight’s 2014 Pymnts Innovator Awards
March 19, 2014

Payments Hall of Fame and the Lifetime Achievements Award winners have been chosen, and tonight at the Innovator Awards presentations we will learn who will be among the winners of a number of prestigious honors at the Innovation Project event in Boston. And a drum...

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BlueSnap: Giving Merchants An Edge Up On International Sales
March 19, 2014

Helping merchants find the best, low-cost option when accepting payments from oversees travelers is a core offering behind BlueSnap’s platform. But as CEO Ralph Dangelmaier explained in a recent podcast interview with MPD CEO Karen Webster, combating fraud is equally important.

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Welcome to Payments 2.0
March 18, 2014

You may find yourself wondering, as you log in this morning, if you have come to the wrong place. 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...

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Start-Up Round Up, Who’s Getting Funded
March 18, 2014

Xapo- March 14, $20 Million 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...

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Inside Chase Merchant Services
March 18, 2014

I had the chance to visit with Mike Passilla recently to get the scoop on the Chase Merchant Services (CMS) Group he leads at Chase and the value it delivers to consumers and merchants. I’ve written before that my view on CMS is that it...

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VeriFone’s New Strategy Begins To Take Root
March 17, 2014

VeriFone Systems Inc. experienced mixed fiscal first quarter results, as net revenues were up 2 percent, but the company experienced a $16.2 million loss as it worked on a number of initiatives to improve the company’s operational efficiency.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Friday Factoids
March 17, 2014

Did you know that 60 percent of employers say recent college graduates are poorly socialized and lacking in basic workplace competencies? That almost a third of Christians are giving up technology for lent? That 700 million Peeps will be purchased between Ash Wednesday and Easter....