If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than the brothers Sawmer (Marc, Oliver and Alexander), the three founders of Germany’s Rocket Internet, are the worlds most accomplished and sincere flatterers. Rocket is famous for taking successful, but exactly trademark or patentable, e-commerce ideas from...
Driving the streets of American right now are over 500 trucks packed to capacity with fashion, mobile boutiques cruising for customers with a new type of entrepreneur at the wheel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Last month, Amazon officially entered the mPOS market with Amazon Local Register, focusing on helping the local retailers get local sales data and, in turn, feed Amazon and use its platform offline. How big of a dent will the e-commerce giant make in space, and...
Kabbage is branching out from the merchants in search of working capital where it built its original business and is now looking to individuals looking for personal loads. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Apple Pay continues to roll on toward universal availability and it has made a big staff acquisition to move that process along in Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Citi is finding that for a growing segment of consumers, the demand for physical paper checks has simply fallen to zero. Citi wants to reach those customers and earlier this week announced the launch of the Access Account, a checkless checking account with low or no...
For those investors hungry for some tablets-in-restaurants payment action, E La Carte offered some apparently tasty shares as it raised $35 million for a global expansion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
B2B sellers can provide a better online experience by defining “customer personas,” or profiles, that can help them identify the priorities of individual personas and tailor the eCommerce experience to meet their needs, one online seller noted in a recent commentary. Get the Full Story...
In fiscal 2012, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) employees spent $175 million using government-issued travel cards. Problem was, some employees given the cards spent a combined $183,000 on cash advances and $2.1 million on purchases unrelated to government travel, according to a new report from...
