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Payments Innovation
Three Startups Shaping The Future of Commerce
July 11, 2016

Messaging. Social engagement. The API to rule them all. These three startups see a future that they can now take to the next level as winners of the recent Visa Everywhere Initiative competition. Karen Webster spoke to these three CEOs to get the inspiration behind...

B2B Payments
Where SMEs Stand At 2016’s Midpoint
July 11, 2016

With the second quarter of the year having wrapped up, it’s not quite yet earnings season. Still, analysts are taking 2016’s midpoint to assess the financial health of businesses outside the public realm — namely, SMEs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
Analysts Eye Amex Commercial Cards Ahead Of Earnings Report
July 11, 2016

Deutsche Bank Research and American Express offered an update on Amex’s card segments, and the successes of the credit card firm’s corporate segment are clear. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Why Accounting Innovation Flourishes In India
July 11, 2016

India is becoming a new center stage for innovation in the corporate and small business accounting software space, analysts believe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Why Target Is Letting Kids Design Their Clothes
July 11, 2016

“Children are our future” is one of popular culture’s more favored cliches. Whitney Houston sang a song about it, and “The Simpsons” has spent the better part of 30 years parodying the sentiment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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The Data Dive: The Brexit Blues, Amex’s Lending Power-Play, Lyft Gets Mysterious
July 10, 2016

Normally we reserve the opening sentence of the Data Dive for a joke about the week’s news. This week, with the string of tragic events nationwide, we can think of nothing funny to say. We offer our condolences to all who’ve lost this week and hope...

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The Stats of Summer
July 09, 2016

Every season has a certain defining characteristic.  Spring is about renewal, the holiday season is about family and friends, and later winter (in Boston, anyway) is filled with the gnawing anxiety that it might never ever get above 40 degrees Fahrenheit again. Get the Full...

Mobile Payments
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Apple Pay’s Latest Move
July 08, 2016

Apple Pay is officially in play in another country: Switzerland. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Amazon Joins The Podcast Business
July 08, 2016

Apple’s podcast app has thousands and thousands of podcasts available entirely for free, but Amazon is banking on the fact that its Audible service can entice podcast enthusiasts to fork over $4.95 per month for its new podcast-dedicated Channels service. Get the Full Story Complete...