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Merchant Innovation
Demandware Launches Next Wave Of Commerce Innovation
December 08, 2015

Merchant commerce solutions provider Guidance announced yesterday (Dec. 7) that it has become a Demandware LINK Business Solution partner. 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...

CAN Capital’s Plan To Boost SMB Growth
December 08, 2015

CAN Capital and iPayment are teaming up to enable more than 150,000 small businesses currently utilizing iPayment’s payment and processing services to access financial solutions that may assist in growing their businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Shoppers Spending $4.3B Per Day Between Now And Christmas
December 08, 2015

Black Friday and Cyber Monday get a lot of hype for kicking off the holiday shopping season, but plenty of consumers keep on spending well into December. In fact, this procrastinating crowd of last-minute shoppers is proving to be worth a pretty penny to in-store...

Masabi Books $12M In Funding For Mobile Transportation Tix
December 08, 2015

A mobile transportation ticket provider just got $12 million to ride. 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...

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On-Demand Platform Gigster Gets Boost From Andreessen Horowitz
December 08, 2015

Andreessen Horowitz is betting big on Gigster — a new on-demand programming platform that accepts ideas and ships out complete software products — by leading a $10 million investment in the company.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Paytm’s $2M Bet On Local Services
December 08, 2015

Indian mobile payments company Paytm has acquired hyperlocal services startup Near.in in a $2 million deal to bolster its online-to-offline (O2O) services 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....

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Are Amex And Apple Pay Playing Fair?
December 08, 2015

When it comes to payments, the bigger the player, the bigger the battle. So it seems a skirmish is brewing over fees. MasterCard has stated that its bank partners have “been hamstrung over Apple Pay while American Express is free to share its uncapped fees,”...

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Investors Drop $1.2M Into Rippleshot
December 08, 2015

Fraud analytics firm Rippleshot said Monday (Dec. 7) that it garnered $1.2 million in a bridge round of funding. 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...

Alternative Finances
Tossing Old Ideas On Emerging Economies
December 08, 2015

Though confusing to non-financial professionals, a big loan is much easier for a bank to make than a small loan. Though the natural assumption is that it would somehow be harder to loan more money than less, the reality is that the administrative side of...