Data projections show that mobile messaging apps will be used by more than 1.4 billion global consumers in 2015, a 31.6 percent increase from 2014. Seventy-five percent of them also use a mobile messaging app at least once a month.
While cross-border commerce presents a unique (and profitable) opportunity to merchants around the globe, the market itself has been slow to evolve due to the time and effort needed to meet regulations throughout the space. Nagarajan Rao, SVP Head of Product at Transpay, shared how...
It’s not quite as bad to be a big-box retailer as some mainstream media headlines would suggest. After all, Walmart‘s better-than-expected sales topped expectations and so did Target’s. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The PYMNTS team caught up with experts in the payments field to ask them their views on industry trends, predictions for the coming year and what their ideal payments system looks like — and how far off that vision is. Get the Full Story Complete...
Tech’s fabled unicorns have had a rough go of it recently, and Square looks poised to join their trouble lot, amid muted expectations for its IPO and still-lofty valuations.
In an age when retailers fight tooth and nail to retain every customer, brands are used to offering extra incentives to sweeten the pot for reluctant buyers. Some merchants might employ sophisticated loyalty programs that track activity over time, while others in need of sales in...
The age of Uber has not been good for the traditional cab service anywhere — and in New York City in particular. And, having failed to meaningfully hold off or stop Uber’s expansion this summer in the city, the cab drivers have decided to sue....
The U.S. government has increased its efforts in tracking bank data to catch suspicious transactions or transfers that could lead to discovering targets of ISIS, or links to terrorist locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Free delivery? Buy online, pick up in-store? Different retailers are saying ‘yay’ or ‘nay’ to a number of different options for getting customers’ purchases into their hands. Which of the gambles are likely to pay off -- and which might have to be reconsidered before...
