Social Commerce

Chase Gives $2 Million To Main Street Merchants
May 05, 2015

Chase kicked off National Small Business Week with a bang, to the tune of (an eventual) $2 million in grants to the type of companies being celebrated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Pinterest Opens API Doors To Developers
May 05, 2015

Pinterest’s API isn’t just for marketers anymore. 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 this form, you agree...

How Gimbal Connects Retail’s Digital And Physical World
May 05, 2015

As the physical and digital worlds of retail continue to interweave, more and more beacon solution providers across the market are recognizing the need for retailers to have better tools to gather data on their customers. But Gimbal, for one, is in a unique spot,...

Merchant Innovation
Facebook’s Small Business Hub
April 30, 2015

Facebook is making a more active play for the small business marketplace as the firm has announced a handful of new programs aimed at that segment, particularly the subset that advertises on Facebook. However, while shunting those extra goodies at companies that advertise, Facebook also...

Pinterest Launches API to Attract Brands
April 28, 2015

With its new API, Pinterest is looking to pin the interest of some big business. 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,...

One-To-One Omnichannel
April 23, 2015

This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce Tracker highlighted a number of trends but perhaps none more interesting than what innovators are doing to make omnichannel a one-to-one experience. Marcus Robins, SVP of Strategy for Vantiv recently caught up with MPD CEO Karen Webster to offer his insight...

Facebook Needs Payments — But Where Are They?
April 23, 2015

For Facebook, it would seem that ramping up its Buy button and Messenger Payments can’t come soon enough. As the social network’s user base continues to shift to mobile and expand into the rest of the world, advertising is no longer keeping pace with revenue...

News
Freelancer.com Goes Local
April 20, 2015

In a world where it seems every service is attempting to cash into the local services market – Amazon and Google most notably – an online marketplace for freelance workers called Freelancer.com is joining the party with the launch of its own local marketplace. Get...

Controversial
The Many Ways Apple Could Spend All That Cash
April 18, 2015

Most people at some point in their life dream about what they would do if they were suddenly super rich. We think of all the nice things we would buy, the good we might do and the various wonders we might work if we suddenly...