Samsung has gotten some much needed good news after the disappointing sales run of the Galaxy 5 phone, according to Shin Jong-Kyun, Samsung’s Chief of Mobile. “Pre-orders of the two Galaxy variants from our major clients are really huge,” Jong-Kyun told reporters. Get the Full Story...
Beauty retailer Sephora was recently faced with a challenge: how to best market digital gifting to its consumers. With that challenge came the retailer’s decision to better align its omnichannel strategy, and in turn differentiate itself from other top omnichannel players. The solution? Leveraging the...
With players like Google, Apple Pay, Samsung, and Alipay driving mobile payments around the world, merchants have a plethora of choices at their fingertips. Placing bets on particular payment methods can be tough, says Rick Barbari, Group VP of Payment Products, Digital River, but one...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the launch of Starbucks’ mobile order and pay app in December would be the single-most important technology innovation introduced last year. It’s clear it’s going to be the most important in 2015 as well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
More than a year after the European Payments Council published its new requirements for face-to-face payment-card transactions in the Euro zone, the EPC has unveiled its proposed rules for online payments and other card-not-present (CNP) transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (March 10) to cap payment card interchange fees for consumer payments, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Global banks are now more worried about their digital strategies than with regulatory concerns, as customers expect banks to be more like their non-financial competitors, Finextra reported on Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Apple’s new Watch may be pricey, but its stock is a little less so on the day after the company revealed details of its wearable devices that will range in price from $349 to $22,000. Apple shares closed down 2 percent at $124.51 on Tuesday...
Point-of-sale malware is the cause of most retailer data breaches, according to the PCI Council, and it’s getting ever sneakier to avoid detection as it steals payment card numbers on the fly. Two new examples of their stealthy techniques were unearthed by security researchers last...
