This past summer, PYMNTS.com CEO Karen Webster explored the idea of innovation and what it means to be disruptive. As Webster noted, the term has become part of our everyday vocabulary to describe the products and services that help make our lives easier. But it’s...
Can iBeacons boost customer engagement? That’s what every major player in the retail market wants to know. But one smaller grocer is testing it out for themselves. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
The big trend in payments is to move away from in-house payments processing systems to SaaS-based platforms that are easy to deploy, configure and enable new capabilities. What’s driving this trend, says i2c CMO Marc Winitz, is the need for both the control and flexibility...
E-commerce platform Bigcommerce is set to get a big bump from some Google talent. The firm announced Tuesday (Feb. 10) that it is welcoming Tim Schulz as its new chief product officer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The e-commerce market in India is booming and everyone wants to a piece of it. But startups need funding and that’s where the lending market has stepped in to give the small business industry a boost. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The non-profit sector can yield high profits, if you know where to look. Giveffect, a startup launched in 2012, has figured out how to tap into a market that’s worth a surprising $300 billion every year in the U.S. alone. Get the Full Story Complete...
Bitcoin has been bitten by the travel bug. Global travel payment network UATP announced a new partnership with Bitcoin payment processor Bitnet on Tuesday (Feb. 10), a venture that will allow the more than 260 airlines associated with UATP to accept the cryptocurrency as payment....
Social shopping platform Fancy said it has closed a new financing round that’s reportedly worth as much as $20 million, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
B2B payments startup MineralTree, which offers accounts payable services for growing and mid-size businesses, has raked in $11.1 million in an investment round led by payments processor First Data, Forbes reported on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
