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.
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
U.K. bank Barclays has inked a deal with two startups that are innovating in the hottest topic for financial services today: blockchain technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Sri Lanka may not be the most robust economy on the globe, but MasterCard has launched a new venture that will look to boost the nation’s economy through more sophisticated B2B payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Wearable payments and mobile payments. They’re the hottest thing since … well, the last hottest thing. The market is still full of lofty projections and lots of aspirations, but no one has quite made a run to the finish line. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
