Merchant Innovation

PayPal Seeks Vertical Boost With New Partnership
March 11, 2014

PayPal is partnering with Paycorp on a new verticals market payments initiative. 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...

Drone Delivery Arrives In Dubai
March 11, 2014

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun testing a drone delivery system for sensitive government documents and parcels. 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...

American Express Posts Court Victory In Fee Battle
March 11, 2014

American Express scored an important victory in court this week, as a judge awarded preliminary approval to a settlement between the issuer and a group of U.S. merchants over alleged transaction fee impropriety. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Square’s Android Customers Gaining Traction
March 11, 2014

Square’s Android-using merchant base is slowly growing. 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...

Alipay Reports $150 Billion In Volume For 2013
March 11, 2014

Chinese online payment service Alipay has reported $150 billion in revenue for 2013, making it the world’s biggest payment service by-volume. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Victoria’s Secret Using Image Recognition To Push Up Sales
March 11, 2014

Victoria’s Secret is leveraging mobile image recognition technology as part of a new advertising push. 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,...

Alibaba Readies U.S. eCommerce Site
March 11, 2014

The Alibaba Group announced on Tuesday that it will be launching a new U.S.-based eCommerce site. 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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Applause Please! 2014 Payments Hall of Fame® Inductees and Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Announced
March 11, 2014

What do Bob Selander, Arthur Hahn and George Wallner all have in common? Well, two things, actually. 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...

Alternative Finances
Inside MasterCard’s C-SAM Acquisition
March 10, 2014

MasterCard today took a strong move to push out mobile-wallet technology faster globally, including its own MasterPass digital service, with the announced planned acquisition of long-time partner C-SAM, whose platform supports not just payments but also customer-specific offers, loyalty incentives, banking, bill-pay options and nonfinancial...