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Online Retailers Display Bricks-And-Mortar Approach
August 12, 2015

A few customers walked into a Macy’s store to shop for swimsuits. Using their phones, they scanned the barcodes on the tags of styles they liked, and the sales associates picked them up from the stock room and dropped them off at the specified fitting...

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Chinese Regulators Tighten Online Payments Screws
August 12, 2015

The Chinese government’s move to crack down on the P2P lending industry is likely going to drastically affect the spending and lending habits of Chinese consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

PaidEasy M-Payments Startup Secures $2M
August 12, 2015

PaidEasy, one of the newer players in the invisible payments experience space, has taken its startup to the next level with the help of private investor Ivor Ichikowitz, who participated in a new round of funding that's been valued at $2 million.

Rite Aid Reverses Course – Will Now Accept Apple Pay
August 12, 2015

Rite Aid has reversed its previous refusal to accept Apple Pay and is now supporting the platform, along with Google Wallet, in what some industry watchers see as a troubling development for the mobile payments consortium known as MCX. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Infor Buys Cloud Commerce Platform For $675M
August 12, 2015

Infor, the cloud upstart company, has made another big move in the cloud business — this time, however, it’s on the commerce side. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

On-Demand Startups “Uberize” Health Care
August 12, 2015

The Uberization of the startup world is spreading deep into the health care industry, making an even larger case for why the on-demand services market is becoming the next big thing consumers are latching onto. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

The Role Of Tokens In Omnichannel Retail
August 12, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Internet has ushered in an “instant gratification” mentality among consumers. That’s great for impulse buying and also great for retailers who now, via online presence, get the benefit of a sale even when it happens in the wee hours of the morning with the...

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Tiger Global Bets Big On eCommerce Robotics
August 12, 2015

New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global led a $30 million investment round for GreyOrange, a company that manufactures and deploys robotics systems to automate eCommerce and logistics processes.

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Feds Arrest Hackers With Suspected Insider Trader Ties
August 12, 2015

U.S. authorities shut down a suspected insider-trading ring, which cybercriminals fueled with sensitive information stolen from corporate press releases before they became public, Bloomberg reported yesterday (August 11).