Ah, yes, if only executing omnichannel were as easy as saying that it’s a priority! What makes omnichannel tricky is enabling a seamless, secure and easy retail experience across all channels, not just payment. While many claim to have found the “secret sauce” to enabling...
U.K. corporate Gold and Platinum Card AmEx members have a new suite of benefits coming their way. The benefits include unlimited access Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide via Boingo, integration with the itinerary management app TripCase, as well as enhanced airport lounge access to sit an...
Integrated business solutions are the new “black” in merchant acquiring, offering new value to merchants and new value to the acquiring industry and distribution networks that serve them. Noel Fundora, SVP of Ignite Payments, and Mark Schulze, co-founder of Clover, sat down with MPD CEO...
Retail leaders’ efforts to come together in the fight against cybercrime took a new turn recently with the formation of a sharing center to pool their knowledge. Their efforts were bolstered by three government agencies who have an interest in keeping a lid on cybercrime....
Consumers move seamlessly between their connected devices 21 times every hour, doing everything from texting to shopping. They expect retailers to be in lockstep with them and things that were once thought of as innovative as now “table stakes.” In this exclusive interview, Mike Passilla,...
A greater percentage of Target shoppers are opting to use Target’s REDcards, debit and credit card products that offer users automatic 5 percent discounts. The boost in REDcard use id helping the megaretailer deflect interchange expenses while also providing it with valuable customer data.
The world of payday lending is vast, roughly 12 million borrowers in the U.S. take out loans from these lending operations, reports TechCrunch, often at interest rates that bring new meaning to the word “usury” that leaves already cash-strapped borrowers facing interest rates approaching 600...
A drive to reduce operating costs is motivating more companies to pursue eInvoicing strategies. However, a new report cites concerns over data security that has many organizations turning to third parties using cloud-based electronic billing services.
In February government-nervous crypto-currency enthusiasts were given a boost when Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that she did not think the Fed could regulate bitcoin. Her reasoning at the time was that given bitcoin’s status as a financial tool that evolved and existed largely...
