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UK Mobile Sales Spike But Overall Order Value Dips
July 08, 2015

The portion of eCommerce sales that came through mobile devices jumped to 17 percent, up from 15.89 percent in Q1 2015, according to the Q2 mobile data of U.K.-based marketing network Affiliate Window. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Likeable Local Funded To Boost SMB Social Media
July 08, 2015

Likeable Local, a creator of social media software tools geared specifically for small businesses, announced yesterday (July 7) it secured $500,000 in growth funding. Seattle-based investment lender Lighter Capital, which specializes in revenue-based financing for small businesses, provided the funding. Get the Full Story Complete...

What’s To Blame For Samsung’s Sales Slump?
July 08, 2015

Smartphones may be behind the most recent earnings estimates offered up by South Korea’s technology titan Samsung Electronics. 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...

Cross-border Payments
Xoom Launches Chinese Website
July 08, 2015

Digital money transfer provider Xoom announced the launch of its Chinese language site for sending money to China yesterday (July 7). The Chinese language will be made available on both Xoom’s desktop and mobile sites, allowing an in-language money transfer service complete with emails and...

Sage Teams With Funding Circle To Streamline Funds For SMEs
July 08, 2015

Sage, a British software company, has teamed with Funding Circle and MarketInvoice to help provide funding access to more SMEs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Mobile Commerce
Gallup Says Consumers Don’t Love With Digital Wallets
July 08, 2015

The payments industry is bustling with companies launching digital wallets. From the big name players to the emerging startups — along with payment networks and banks — everyone wants a piece of the mobile payments’ pie. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Millennial Moms May Be Beacons’ New Best Friends
July 08, 2015

In-store beacons — technology that tracks in-store visitors and sends offers their way through their smart devices — are having a significant and effective impact in reaching moms within the Millennial generation, according to inMarket. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

7-Eleven Bows Out of Cardtronics ATM Deal
July 08, 2015

Global ATM operator Cardtronics announced yesterday (July 7) that convenience chain 7-Eleven notified the company it has no intentions to renew the companies’ ATM placement agreement, which expires in mid-2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Apple Watch Now Delivers Domino’s Pizza Tracking
July 08, 2015

Domino’s Pizza announced yesterday (July 7) that customers can now track their order from anywhere, at any time, via Domino’s new app for Apple Watch, which includes the Domino’s Tracker. From the watch face, Apple Watch users will be able to swipe up to quickly...