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Alipay Wallet Moves In On City Service Payments
April 23, 2015

Alibaba’s affiliate mobile wallet Alipay has launched a new service that allows users to pay municipal fees in 12 Chinese cities, Tech In Asia reported Wednesday (April 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

One-To-One Omnichannel
April 23, 2015

This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce Tracker highlighted a number of trends but perhaps none more interesting than what innovators are doing to make omnichannel a one-to-one experience. Marcus Robins, SVP of Strategy for Vantiv recently caught up with MPD CEO Karen Webster to offer his insight...

PayPal Surges – eBay Marketplace Sags
April 23, 2015

When PayPal splits off into its own company — which eBay executives now say will be sometime in this year’s third quarter — eBay’s largest shareholder, Carl Icahn, may finally get clarity on the one question he’s made other investors ponder: is eBay holding back PayPal’s full...

Google Goes Wireless With “Project Fi”
April 23, 2015

Google’s empire has expanded into the wireless business. 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 Today. By completing this form, you...

Solving Merchant Payment Problems With One Platform
April 23, 2015

Across the U.S., merchant payments is an area that’s experiencing rapid growth and transformation. And when it comes to delivering solutions for the space, Neil Randel, CEO of First American Payment Systems says merchants want to do a lot more with a lot less –...

Mobile’s Impact On Path-To-Purchase
April 23, 2015

Path-to-purchase. 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 Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS...

Smaller Markets Seeing The Biggest Apparel Boom
April 23, 2015

When the world thinks of U.S. fashion, it automatically envisions the catwalks of New York and Los Angeles. Rarely would one think of, for instance, Orlando, Florida. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Alibaba Revs Up Its Automative Business
April 23, 2015

Alibaba’s automotive business garage just got a bit bigger as the eCommerce giant announced yesterday (April 22) that it had secured partnerships with two key automotive groups: BMW MINI and Jaguar Land Rover. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Facebook Needs Payments — But Where Are They?
April 23, 2015

For Facebook, it would seem that ramping up its Buy button and Messenger Payments can’t come soon enough. As the social network’s user base continues to shift to mobile and expand into the rest of the world, advertising is no longer keeping pace with revenue...