Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has added to its global list of investments by reportedly injecting capital into Israeli QR code developer Visualead. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
It turns out e-tailers aren’t going to consign real-world stores to the ash heap of history — at least not yet. Shoppers are increasingly returning to stores, according to online company executives at the Digital Life Design conference in Munich this week. Get the Full...
A hedge fund with stakes in both Staples and Office Depot is ratcheting up pressure on the office-supply rivals to merge, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Facebook has 1.35 billion users and is responsible for $227 billion in global economic impact and 4.5 million jobs, according to a report the social network commissioned from consulting firm Deloitte. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Discover, Capital One and HSBC will pay a total of $2.2 million to settle charges that they misleadingly sold credit-card payment protection plans in Missouri, the state’s Attorney General announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
French point-of-sale vendor Ingenico now owns 100 percent of mobile commerce platform ROAM, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided it will not consider a challenge to Federal Reserve regulations on the swipe fees merchants are charged for processing debit transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Surprising as it may seem, one can learn an awful lot about the payments industry by watching “Seinfeld.“ 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...
Microsoft has the Zune. Apple has the Newton. More recently, Amazon has the Fire Phone. All examples of great and innovative companies that swung and missed big after designing products that really didn’t solve any problems for consumers or add any real value to an...
