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Target Transitions Customers’ Credit Cards To Chip-And-PIN
October 15, 2015

When the EMV transition occurred at the beginning of the month, some experts were left wondering why PINs weren’t involved alongside secure chips. Evidently, Target had been wondering the same thing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

In Depth
Dynamic Pricing For All, Not Just Online
October 15, 2015

Retailers have always worked on a sliding schedule: release a product, wait a few months, check the sales data to measure performance and adjust prices accordingly. In the age before computers and eCommerce, this was a comparatively leisurely timetable. Now, retailers that fail to adapt in...

What’s Trending Today? Oct. 15 Top 5 Stories
October 15, 2015

As the business week comes closer to a close, there's still plenty of big news breaking across the payments and commerce world. Square's IPO, First Data's public price plans, MasterCard's mobile push, Uber SMB delivery, and Apple's court troubles.

The Soap Opera-tion Of Celebrity Lifestyle Brands
October 15, 2015

How the heck can a celebrity lifestyle brand stay afloat while selling $300 T-shirts that consumers openly mock? The answer may lie in entertainment value – which is as big a business as any.

How Much Loyalty Costs Retailers
October 15, 2015

Every retailer wants consumer loyalty, but building and maintaining such programs comes at a significant cost. How much are companies spending on them...and how much should they? And are there situations when -- based on results -- enough is enough?

B2B Payments
When International Buyers Skip Out On The Bill
October 15, 2015

Small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses are eager to launch their operations outside national borders and ink deals with foreign companies and customers. But new research from Euler Hermes finds that these overseas corporate buyers are ditching out on the bill, and this non-payment is becoming...

Canadian SMEs Depend On Personal Credit
October 15, 2015

A new survey published by alternative lending platform Lendified this week finds that Canadian small businesses are in a bit of a rut. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

PayCommerce Grows Cross-Border Capabilities
October 15, 2015

Cross-border payments network PayCommerce designs its services for international payments needs, and its latest venture aims to reduce global payments friction even further. To do so, the company said it’s working with Software AG’s Digital Business Platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

B2B and B2C: Not One-In-The-Same
October 15, 2015

There is so much talk about the need for B2B procurement to move from legacy processes and into a more advanced, B2C-like experience. Call it the “Amazon Factor,” if you will: Today, innovators want to make corporate buying as easy as it already is to...