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Retail
How Revolve Hopes To Turn Coachella + Snapchat + Postmates Into Sales
April 18, 2016

Upstart clothing brand Revolve is partnering with Postmates to turn Coachella music festival into a live action shopping experience for its brand fans. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Commerce
Apple And Samsung Put Pasts Aside For OLED iPhone 7s
April 18, 2016

Linguists aren’t sure anybody actually said the phrase “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer” until “The Godfather Part II,” but that hasn’t stopped Apple and Samsung from teaming up for the next iPhone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Jet.com Predicting $1 Billion In Sales By May
April 18, 2016

Jet.com entered the marketplace last July with a lot of fanfare – and a lot of questions. Sure the eCommerce firm was generating a lot of hype, but could it really hope to take on the Goliath that is Amazon.com? Get the Full Story Complete...

The Countdown To Walmart Pay Is Getting Short
April 18, 2016

When Walmart Pay was announced just before Christmas, the favorite comparison point was Apple and its payment platform. 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...

Mobile Commerce
Ride-sharing Kills LA’s Taxi Industry
April 18, 2016

It is not a good time to be working in traditional taxis in L.A., as the last three years have seen taxi usage plummet 30 percent in three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Xero, Waddle Tag Team For Invoice Finance
April 18, 2016

Waddle entered the Australian alternative business lending industry last year with an aim to provide a “bank-like” experience to SMEs — without the bank. Today, the company is announcing a new initiative to further that mission, and it includes a partnership with SME accounting firm Xero....

When Globalization Doesn’t Guarantee Profits
April 18, 2016

FinTech and payments developers are catching on to companies’ attraction to cross-border business. But enabling international payments between corporates could do more harm than good if a business is meddling in foreign exchange without understanding the risks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B Payments
The Price Tags Of Unwise Business Spend
April 18, 2016

Another quarter of the calendar year has passed, which means another quarter to reflect on the economy. Who better to ask about the state of the markets than the driver behind them: small businesses? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

In Cross-Border Payments, Knowledge (Not Speed) Is Power
April 18, 2016

With all this talk about faster payments — and even real-time payments — you’d think spenders are most concerned with how quickly their money gets from Point A to Point B. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...