Pop quiz. How does Apple make money? Selling hardware. Very good. So, is anyone really surprised that it may have its own plans to sell its own iBeacon transmitter? Well, recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission would suggest that is exactly what’s on the...
It’s becoming an increasingly popular question, but why are so many companies and their vendors so hesitant to give up using checks to settle their transactions? Surely they want to reduce their costs and increase efficiency. Much of the issue stems from reliance on old...
A recent survey found that 63 percent of employers are prioritizing permanent procurement and supply chain positions. Furthermore, junior procurement and supply chain staff will be have the highest demand, with 77 percent of surveyed firms looking to take on such professionals, according to Robert...
Remember 30 years ago when Apple ran a Super Bowl ad that likened IBM to “Big Brother”? As it turns out, time does heal all wounds, as Apple and IBM have buried the feuds of the past to collaborate on creating over 100 new business-centered...
Last week Intuit announced the launch of PayWithBitcoin, a new service that integrates its new online bitcoin wallet with processing provider Coinbase. PYMNTS spoke to Manish Shah and Clinton Neilsen, the two Intuit engineers who are the brains behind this Bitcoin payments integration. But will...
At the same very same time that merchants are getting a taste of what mobile can do to reinvent their customer relationships, they’re being asked to invest in EMV technology at the point of sale. In a recent digital discussion, MPD CEO Karen Webster and...
In what has turned out to be a spectacularly dramatic launch for Lyft—the ridesharing service that allows customers to solicit a ride from their smart phone and pay a “donation” rather than a straight cab fare—it seems the start-up and the state of New York...
Procurement managers want to find the best supply chain options for their firms, with as little risk involved as possible. That’s the old news. The new story, data finds, is in procurement manager who are thinking beyond traditional cost-savings and risk strategies and exploring instead...
With Amazon in the business of selling everything, Alibaba advancing on Amerian shores and Walmart rapidly gaining ground as an eCommerce force of nature, it can seem that small eTailers not packing millions in their marketing budget can be at a disadvantage too severe to...
