Retail

Bitcoin Wallet Circle Now Does Tap-To-Pay In-Store
January 07, 2015

Circle’s Bitcoin wallet now allows its users to pay in-store with bitcoins using the Circle mobile app, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Shopping Nearly Tripled In 2014
January 07, 2015

Mobile shopping on smartphones and tablets grew 174 percent in 2014, according to analytics vendor Flurry — including a whopping 220 percent jump on Android devices, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile
Apple Watch Gets Ads
January 07, 2015

The Apple Watch has yet to be released, but mobile ad network TapSense has already announced the first programmatic ad platform for Apple’s iPhone-connected wearable, according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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USPS Expands Same-Day Deliveries From SF and NYC to DC
January 07, 2015

The U.S. Postal Service is expanding its Metro Post same-day e-commerce delivery service to Washington, D.C. starting this month, ECommerceBytes reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Europe
In Hungary, A Shopping Ban Means E-Commerce Too
January 07, 2015

Think online shopping is the perfect way to get around restrictions on when brick-and-mortar stores are allowed to be open? Think again — this week the Hungarian government said that e-commerce deliveries can’t be made when shops can’t stay open, according to Hungarian business publication...

Merchant Innovation
Millennial Boost For Mobile Payments?
January 06, 2015

Millennials are far more interested in starting their own businesses than climbing the corporate ladder, and that may drive new payments technologies over the next few decades, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Chinese Mall Giant Wanda Raises $161M To Go After Alibaba
January 06, 2015

Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda Group has pulled in 1 billion yuan ($161 million) for what it hopes will be the biggest omnichannel retail operation in the world, according to Forbes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Final Holiday Online Sales Tally: Up 13.9 Percent
January 06, 2015

Holiday-season online sales jumped 13.9 percent compared to 2013, according to a final report covering November and December from IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Amazon Depends More And More On Marketplace Merchants
January 06, 2015

Amazon is increasingly depending on its millions of Marketplace sellers to fuel its growth, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (Jan. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...