Mobile Commerce

BlueSnap
The Biggest Opportunity in Commerce: Cross Border
April 18, 2014

MPD CEO Karen Webster and BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier went around the world to explore the opportunities and challenges of doing business in some of the most dynamic markets for commerce. Here are a few highlights about what it will take to win in these...

Cool
Easter Spending, Google Glass, Shopping With PrePaid… And Other Friday Factoids
April 18, 2014

Do you know … How many billions of dollars will be spent on Easter this year? How many consumers use prepaid cards for retail shopping? Or how much would you have to spend to buy a Google Glass on April 15th? If not, keep up...

Mobile Commerce
Apple Looking into Mobile Payments
April 18, 2014

It is possible that Apple may position itself as a direct competitor to eBay's PayPal.

Mobile Commerce
NY Delivery Workers Can Now Keep Full Tips from GrubHub
April 18, 2014

The new agreement now requires all future GrubHub Inc. contracts with restaurant partners to use a fee calculation that excludes tips.

B2B Payments
Etsy Goes Wholesale
April 18, 2014

Etsy, once a cutesy little marketplace for homemade and handmade goods, has become an online retail powerhouse, toping $1 Billion in sales in 2013. Their move to become a wholesaler opens up a whole new set of opportunities and challenges.

Merchant Innovation
Home Depot’s eCommerce Renovation Project
April 17, 2014

Home Depot’s nest location is also it’s largest and it is not a store – it’s a distribution center.  While the hardware box retail giant has up until now pursued a standard brick-and-mortar course to domination in its industry, it is now pursuing a corporate...

Mobile
How Peer-to-Peer Payment Apps are Improving the Way Payments are Made
April 17, 2014

The volume of peer-to-peer payments has grown to over $1 trillion.

Mobile Commerce
Yapital Improves Online Checkout Concept with SellXed
April 17, 2014

The plug-in can be downloaded instantly, and can be easily integrated into the online shop system without requiring additional programming.

Coinfloor Becomes First Publicly Auditable Bitcoin Exchange
April 17, 2014

Users will be able to validate the company’s records and compare them to the bitcoin ledger.