Merchant Innovation

Merchant Innovation
Balmain, H&M And The Rise Of Fauxture
November 09, 2015

When 2015 comes to a close, Chinese cybercriminals will be saddened to learn that they have once again come in second place in the race to see who or what can break the Internet the maximum number of times in a single year. For yet...

Cross-border Payments
Expectations Edition: Visa Meets, Jobs Beat And Square Manages
November 09, 2015

Life was famously compared to a box of chocolates 21 years ago on the grounds that one “never knows what they’re gonna get.” Which, as it turns out, is almost a perfectly good metaphor for the payments and commerce ecosystem, though perhaps with a minor caveat.  ...

Apple Pay
Apple’s Enterprise Plan Is Off And Running — Touch ID Is Just Off
November 06, 2015

This was a mostly quiet week out of Cupertino as Apple managed to snag a lot of attention with what might go down in history as the smallest scale sale in Apple’s history.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Walmart’s Way Forward
November 06, 2015

The last two weeks have capped off what has been a less than spectacular three-month run for Walmart. The third quarter of 2015 opened with the news that Amazon had officially bounced Walmart from the #1 spot as the planet’s biggest retailer (by market cap),...

Apple Watch In Limbo, India’s eCommerce On Fire And Amazon Is Almost Everywhere
November 05, 2015

While retail executives are mostly background players, this week they’ve been oddly front and center. And two execs, in particular, made the rounds on social media and 24-hour cable news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Pinterest Pushes Online Shop
November 04, 2015

Pinterest has taken another step forward in its efforts to turn its popular social media platform into an eCommerce destination as well. The evolution started with the introduction of Buyable Pins and is now expanding to the newly announced Pinterest Shop. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
Amex Partners With Airbnb
November 04, 2015

American Express is partnering with home rental service Airbnb to provide easy reward points redemption scheme for its cardmembers. 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...

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Best Buy Jumps On Same-Day Delivery Bandwagon
November 03, 2015

Whether it be inspired by Amazon or not, the same-day delivery buzz has slowly but surely spread to the world of traditional retail. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Who’s Making Omnicommerce A Priority?
November 03, 2015

We surveyed, we rated and we ranked – and now the results are in. This quarter’s edition of the PYMNTS OmniReadi IndexTM, powered by Vantiv, shows some real improvement in how merchants are optimizing the omnicommerce opportunity – and just in time for the holiday...