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Samsung’s Design Patent Appeal Against Apple Denied
August 17, 2015

Samsung may have to pay up hundreds of millions of dollars or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in the latest twist in its ongoing battle with Apple over alleged patent infringement.

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The Man Behind Pinterest’s Buy Buttons Talks Commerce
August 17, 2015

Tim Kendall, GM of Monetization at Pinterest and one of the drivers behind the launch of Buyable Pins, said the company has encompassed the entire marketing funnel – from awareness to purchase – with its buy buttons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Apple Pay Striking Out With Australian Banks
August 17, 2015

Those looking forward to the day when they can use Apple Pay down under (with a card issued by an Australian bank) may be waiting for a bit longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Sam’s Club Strives To Differentiate Itself From Walmart
August 17, 2015

Facing years of falling sales, Sam’s Club is making a move away from the value-conscious consumers who patronize its parent firm, Walmart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Things Are Looking Up For Amex, Down For EMV And Extremely Uncertain From China
August 17, 2015

According to Google Trends, football was all that anyone was thinking about last week. If you were in that camp, we’ve got the scoop the stories that drove a lot of the headlines you may have missed: Amex and its new investor, EMV and its...

Karen Webster
To See The Future Of Retail, Look At Mobile Banking
August 17, 2015

Want to see the future of retail? Take a look at retail banking today. Sounds nuts, doesn’t it? But MPD CEO Karen Webster says that much of what has given retail banking the license to reinvent their physical footprint and reduce their operating costs is...

Google’s Alpha-Bets
August 15, 2015

The well-known adage is “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” And, at 17 years of age, Google is an old dog (if you’re measuring in Internet years, that is). It seems, however, that Google’s executive team didn’t get the memo Re: old dogs, new...

Retail Earnings: Nordstrom Up, JC Penney Improves
August 14, 2015

The start of the second quarter retail earnings season has been a mixed bag. 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...

B2B Payments
B2B Investment Tracker, Aug. 7-14
August 14, 2015

There wasn’t exactly an avalanche of venture capitalist funding deals this week in the world of B2B, but even so, a string of M&A activity fueled the market to more than $9.8 billion in investment. Here’s what happened: After a bout of absence, alternative lending...