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Merchant Innovation
Commerce Hub Seeks To Boost Retailer Success
June 25, 2015

NCR launched a new commerce hub, Retail ONE, which aims to help retailers thrive in an increasingly competitive market by utilizing omnichannel solutions and the Internet of Things to their advantage, the company announced yesterday (June 24) at the NCR Synergy event in Orlando, Florida. Get the...

Barclaycard US Names New Payments Leader
June 25, 2015

Barclaycard US said on Wednesday that it has appointed Curt Hess as chief executive officer on an interim basis. The company said in an announcement yesterday (June 24) that, as the newly installed leader of Barclays’ payments business here in the United States, Hess will in...

Did Hershey Park Get Hacked?
June 25, 2015

Proving that hackers will literally go after any target, officials are now investigating whether or not Hershey Park – a popular amusement park and resort area in Hershey, Pennsylvania – has been successfully breached by cybercriminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Uber-PayPal Pair-Up Now Online In 19 Nations
June 25, 2015

PayPal and Uber have been partnered on payments since 2013 — and that partnership is about expand. Uber is available in 300 cities, and soon riders in Canada, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland can use PayPal to pay for their...

Digital River’s New CFO Comes From Groupon
June 25, 2015

Digital River announced yesterday (June 24) the appointment of Hoke Horne as the company’s new chief financial officer. Horne will be responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, tax, corporate development and enterprise operations activities. He joins Digital River from eCommerce marketplace Groupon. Get the Full...

UK Apple Pay Contactless Spending Limit Challenge
June 25, 2015

Apple Pay’s expansion into the U.K. will start next month with 250,000 merchant locations accepting the mobile payment option. And while some say that 2015 will be “the year of Apple Pay,” Apple’s recently published FAQ on how things will actually work has dampened the general mood...

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Amazon: The Merchant’s Best Friend?
June 25, 2015

Attention, eCommerce merchants: Amazon is not your enemy. On the contrary, the company can actually help its partners increase its conversion rates 20 times over. In a lively and informative discussion, Patrick Gauthier, Vice President of External Payments at Amazon and MPD CEO Karen Webster...

Taking The Pain Out Of Omnicommerce
June 25, 2015

Talk about a headache. Following consumers across all of their shopping channels is tough enough, never mind enabling payments and commerce across those channels seamlessly. Vin D’Agostino, EVP for Commerce Enablement at Verifone, is all about dulling the pain and shares his thoughts on how...

Entryless Aims To Be The Amex Of B2B Payments
June 24, 2015

Less than two years after bill pay automation business Entryless launched operations, the firm has taken to strengthening services to ease friction between business payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...