Payment Methods

VeriFone ‘Year Of The Product’ Driving The Top Line
March 12, 2015

Remarks from VeriFone’s CEO Paul Galant during the company’s first-quarter earnings call Tuesday (March 10) demonstrated its commitment to adapting with mobile and digital technologies as the company hopes its investments in EMV merchant certifications will continue to pay off. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Square Acquisition Gives It ‘POS On A Chip’
March 12, 2015

Square has acquired payments processing company Kili Technology as it builds infrastructure around supporting NFC and EMV enabled payment readers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Dooney & Bourke Ups Digital Commerce Game
March 11, 2015

Fashion retailer Dooney & Bourke announced March 10 that it has shifted its digital commerce operations to Massachusetts-based cloud commerce solution provider Demandware in an attempt to enhance its online shopping processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
Which Retailer Has Most Mobile-Only Share?
March 11, 2015

More and more Americans are using their mobile devices to access the Internet, while a higher percentage are visiting retail websites exclusively on their mobile phones, according to data from comScore. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Apple Pay Still Not Mobilizing Mobile Consumers
March 11, 2015

Elvis Presley and Apple Pay have two things in common: an ability to set the tastes of a generation of Americans, and a desperate need for “a little less conversation and a little more action.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Alternative Finances
Startup 21 Inc. Nabs $112 Million To Help Bitcoin Go Mainstream
March 11, 2015

The price of bitcoin may have declined dramatically from its $1,800 per unit price in late 2013, but Silicon Valley’s most respected investors are still feeling the love for the virtual currency.  San Francisco-based 21 Inc. has raised, over a series of rounds, $116 million...

How Sephora Wins At Omnichannel
March 11, 2015

Beauty retailer Sephora was recently faced with a challenge: how to best market digital gifting to its consumers. With that challenge came the retailer’s decision to better align its omnichannel strategy, and in turn differentiate itself from other top omnichannel players. The solution? Leveraging the...

How Merchants Should Place Bets In Cross-Border Commerce’s Future
March 11, 2015

With players like Google, Apple Pay, Samsung, and Alipay driving mobile payments around the world, merchants have a plethora of choices at their fingertips. Placing bets on particular payment methods can be tough, says Rick Barbari, Group VP of Payment Products, Digital River, but one...

Starbucks Mobile Order And Pay Brewing Beyond Portland
March 11, 2015

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the launch of Starbucks’ mobile order and pay app in December would be the single-most important technology innovation introduced last year. It’s clear it’s going to be the most important in 2015 as well. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...