Mobile Commerce

Payments Innovation’s ‘Ketchup Test’
November 14, 2015

The curse of the “Uninnovatable Product:” that rare instance of a product that simply cannot be improved with innovation because there’s nothing to improve. It’s its own apotheosis and any change is probably a bad idea, even though it seems counterintuitive that in a world...

Tweet For A Coke, Get A Shirt
November 13, 2015

Ben Franklin was famous for advocating everything in moderation, but it wouldn’t seem like omnichannel retailers got that message. Advertisers list their products every place their customers might be, which is increasingly becoming everywhere. However, more digital opportunities create more white noise that separate the...

PayPal-Xoom Deal Now Official
November 13, 2015

The news that PayPal was going to acquire international money transfer provider, Xoom, for $890 million in an all-cash deal came in early July. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Merchant Innovation
Mobile Bank Leader Disses Traditional Banks’ Digital Efforts
November 13, 2015

Lipstick on a pig. That was the descriptor Anthony Thomson, chairman of the U.K.’s digitally focused Atom Bank, had for his High Street rivals’ attempts to keep up with the digital banking revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Credit
Apple: Good, Bad And Well Worth Watching
November 13, 2015

After a few weeks of relative quiet after its latest earnings report, Apple found itself back in headlines this week — for happy, not so happy and surprising reasons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Airbnb Modifies Its Pricing Model
November 13, 2015

It looks like Airbnb is planning a move to variable pricing. 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...

Cybersecurity
Datacap Sees Promise In Cloud-Based POS
November 13, 2015

With an eye on flexibility in a post-EMV world, Datacap has introduced a new way to enable payments across environments as diverse as cash registers, vending machines, and mPOS- all powered by the cloud.

Salesforce Launches SMB Analytics
November 13, 2015

Salesforce announced Thursday (Nov. 12) that, through SalesforceIQ, the company is integrating with Desk.com to focus on small business and, specifically, sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Company Profile
Mobile Payment Surprises In The UK
November 13, 2015

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