Platform Payments

Platform Payments
Why Payments Are The Core Of Airbnb’s Meteoric Rise
June 19, 2017

In less than a decade, Airbnb has gone from startup to hospitality powerhouse, bringing in billions in travel rentals – and that fortune has its foundation in payments. In the latest Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™, powered by WePay, Kapil Mokhat, the company’s director of payments...

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NEW REPORT: How Airbnb Does Payments
June 16, 2017

It can be a long road from startup to unicorn, with more than a few speed bumps on the way. But when the road to business empire is paved with payments, it may just be a smoother ride. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Can An ‘Agnostic’ Platform Help eCommerce Merchants Make It?
May 17, 2017

Can an “agnostic” approach to platform payments help find eCommerce fortune? May’s Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™, powered by WePay, features an interview with Leo Castro, VP of online sales platform BigCommerce. He told PYMNTS that keeping the offering open to new features and partnerships has...

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NEW REPORT: How Open Platforms Open New Sales Doors For Merchants
May 16, 2017

With so many options at their disposal, customers increasingly expect eCommerce platforms to provide great user experiences. For the platforms, this means commitment to constant evolution.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Payment Acceptance, Key Hurdle To SMB Success
April 12, 2017

What can help SMBs looking to optimize their omnichannel offerings? According to Ecwid’s VP of Direct Business Sridhar Nagarajan, payments is smack in the center of the puzzle, right alongside partnering with the right SMB-focused partners. In the April Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™, Nagarajan discusses...

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NEW REPORT: On A Wing And A (Payment) Platform?
April 11, 2017

Most any startup with sights set on success needs the capability to collect payments without hassles. The April Payments Powering Platforms Tracker™ takes a look at how companies are working with platforms to collect payments from consumers around the world.  Get the Full Story Complete...

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Finding The Ticket To Online Platform Success
March 20, 2017

These days, even the smallest event venues have plenty of online options for ticket sales – but that wasn’t always the case. For the March Payments Powering Platform Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Tamara Mendelsohn and Gilad Horev, Eventbrite’s VP of product and head of payments,...

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NEW REPORT: What’s The Ticket To Platform Payments Success?
March 17, 2017

As platforms for everything from ticketing to fundraising become increasingly common, companies are striving to stand out in an increasingly crowded space. And eager find an edge, some platform providers are finding it better to partner up than go it alone.   Get the Full Story...

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Taking Fundraising Social, Successfully
February 27, 2017

With crowdfunding campaigns teeming across social media, how can organizations help their campaigns cut through the noise? For the latest Payments Powering Platform Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Daryl Hatton, founder and CEO of the crowdfunding platform FundRazr, to discuss the state of social media...