Amazon’s Fire smartphone appears to be off to a slow start, according to one analyst that tracks activity growth using ad impressions — and the cause may be the fact that the Fire is only available from AT&T, C/Net reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Understanding consumer preferences, expectations and shopping patterns and mapping those to retailer capabilities is all about having access to data and lots of it. Right? Well, maybe not. Maybe, better data, delivered faster is the ticket to omnicommerce success. This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce Tracker benchmarks...
According to a new poll by ID security firm Intercede, the people have spoken but it is not in favor of mobile banking or shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Thirty-two percent of merchants see mobile as riskier than standard e-commerce, up from 24 percent last year, recent statistics show. As retail foot traffic steadily declines and more consumers make purchases via mobile device, online fraud is quickly becoming a standard practice – and presumably...
Wayfair Inc. is gunning for $350 million in its upcoming IPO. Wayfair’s primary business is as an e-retailer for home furnishings, though it also operates several other e-commerce sites, including the membership-based Joss & Main. The company began its IPO process with a confidential filing...
Can Apple With NFC Ignite Mobile Payments? 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...
New data released by CivicScience indicates that almost 70 percent of gadget users unplug from their electronic tethers once a week or less. Some users can’t ever get quite that much distance, almost half (43 percent) report that “unplugged” is not something that ever occurs...
Here’s what happened in the first week of August: 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,...
PayPal has started contacting its customers touting a feature called Pay After Delivery, which puts a new twist on its payment system. PayPal is pitching it as letting shoppers “get your items before you pay at no extra cost.” Get the Full Story Complete the...
