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Mobile Payments
Another Day, Another Pay — LG Pay Takes The Field
March 23, 2017

The world has no shortage of “…” Pay services at the moment: Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Walmart Pay, Kohl’s Pay, Chase Pay, Target Pay, CVS Pay, Amazon Pay and the ever-iconoclastic PayPal that 19 years ago made “Pay” its first name. Get the Full...

B2B Payments
Zoho Takes Aim At Fragmented Back-Offices
March 23, 2017

SMBs essentially have the world at their fingertips. In recent years, novel opportunities for growth, new business models and sales channels have sprung up with a newfound digital vigor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Amex Taps New Commercial Card Talent
March 23, 2017

American Express has tapped two leaders in the commercial card space to join the firm’s Global Commercial Payments unit, the credit card company said Wednesday (March 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Payment Methods
Elevating Travel Payments Without Causing Friction
March 23, 2017

Journeys to even the most scenic of destinations can often be fraught with payments friction, but mobile payments and other new technology is starting to make travel transactions easier. In the latest issue of the Developer Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Celia Periero, head of...

Financial Inclusion
Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities
March 22, 2017

Before writing the year’s surprise nonfiction hit Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance was a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, albeit one with a background quite different than that of those around him. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Investments
Stocks Waver After Trump Rally, Trump Slump Beckons?
March 22, 2017

The stock markets swooned to the upside in the wake of President Donald Trump’s surprise ascension to the presidency. Double-digit percentage gains were in place in just a few months, broadly dispersed across the major U.S. indices, and with the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock...

Investments
Cannabis Dispensary SaaS Provider Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M
March 22, 2017

Is the way March will end for the Investment Tracker, not with a bang but a whimper? 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...

eCommerce
Grocery Tracker: Betting On A Chinese eGrocery Boom
March 22, 2017

There’s no question that eCommerce is booming on a global scale. But of the billions the world spent online last year, only a relatively small fraction came from grocery sales. While some outlier markets like South Korea and Japan pulled in higher online grocery orders, global...

Retail
Walmart Leads $40B Personal Care Market
March 22, 2017

Whether it’s shampoo, face wash or deodorant, the personal care market is something we can all agree is a necessity. Typically, these aren’t items people shop ahead of time for and wait until the bottles are almost empty to make a run out to the store....