News

Paym and the Fed’s Push for Faster Payments
February 03, 2015

On Jan. 26, the Federal Reserve released their plans to explore faster payments more in depth, with a potential release of their study on Feb. 24-26 at the Eastpay Conference in Orlando. While the payments world, to quote MPD CEO Karen Webster, is on “pins and needles”...

PayPal’s In-Store Shopping Division Hit Hardest In First Round Of Lay-Offs
February 03, 2015

About a month after they were first announced, the big layoffs at eBay and PayPal have begun. 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...

Amazon To Buy Some RadioShack Locations?
February 03, 2015

In an attempt to shore up its emerging brick-and-mortar business, Amazon.com Inc. is in talks about acquiring some RadioShack Corp. locations after the electronics chain files for bankruptcy, two people with knowledge of the matter said according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Alternative Finances
Lending Club And Alibaba Pair Up On Financing
February 03, 2015

Lending Club and the Alibaba group are partnering to help American companies buy parts from Chinese manufacturers.  The team-up will give manufactures in the U.S. access to products and supplies sold on Alibaba.com, while Lending Club will help those business secure loans for as little...

Loyalty & Rewards
Amazon Taps Into College Networks
February 03, 2015

Amazon already has a marketplace for college textbooks on its site, so its most recent move with three major universities to team up to sell more college-related goods seems like the next logical step to tap into the college market. Get the Full Story Complete...

Jack Ma Says Regulator Issues Resolved
February 03, 2015

Last week was a tense one for Alibaba and the regulators, but it appears the controversy between the Chinese e-commerce giant and China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce has come to an end — at least for the time being, according to The Business...

What B2B Can Learn from the P2P Crowdfunding Model
February 03, 2015

Digital crowdfunding has gone viral among individuals – a World Bank-commissioned study predicted that P2P crowdfunding could hit $96 billion by 2025, with funds pouring in for ventures ranging from commercial 3-D printing technology development, to video games and movies, to one man raising nearly...

Controversial
Once Investor, Google Looks To Take On Uber
February 03, 2015

Is Google waging a war on Uber? Early signs say yes. 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...

How Much Do Consumers Use Mobile Check Deposit?
February 03, 2015

Camera phones have pretty much put a crimp in the sale of cameras as most people are happy to trade off photo quality to the convenience of being able to snap a picture and post to Facebook or send to a friend via an email...