Sometimes an acquisition makes the most sense, while other times a simple partnership will help fill a product or service gap. Whatever the strategy, anticipated growth in point-of-sale demands has the acquiring industry in collaboration mode as key players look to fill emerging market needs.
Omnichannel is clearly the retail industry’s “it” buzzword. At its best, it delivers the great promise of consumers moving fluidly between devices and shopping channels, with retailers in lockstep at all times. But, we’re just getting started. Each month, PYMNTS will bring you the Omnicommerce...
Vantiv's recently announced plans to acquire Mercury Payment Systems rounds out its strategic roadmap with an integrated business solutions platform serving small and midsize businesses. As CEOs Charles Drucker (Vantiv) and Matt Taylor (Mercury) told Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster in a recent podcast...
Mercury Payment Systems Inc. accepted a $1.65 billion purchase offer from Cincinnati-based payments processor Vantiv Inc. yesterday. With the deal Vantiv will expand its online commerce business into Mercury Payment Systems’ network. “The emergence of integrated payment technology at the point-of-sale delivers a differentiated merchant experience...
Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues and market changes also are affecting the industry as well, and it’s important not to focus on one issue to...
Over 2 content packed days on March 19-20, 2014, The Innovation Project 2014, powered by PYMNTS.com, will bring together the most thoughtful minds from established players, emerging disruptors, and entrepreneurial visionaries
By Jeffrey Green (@epaymentsguy) Much has been said, especially in trade press, over the past year or so about Microsoft’s decision to discontinue updating its Windows XP operating system, effective April 8. In making that decision, users of ATMs and point-of-sale terminals and systems, many...
Payments processing service Vantiv has announced a new business payments partnership with Microsoft. Vantiv will integrate its mobile POS-based payments processing solution with the Microsoft Dynamics business suite, Retail Customer Experience reported on Jan. 14. “Vantiv is a leader in helping retailers implement omnichannel payments...
Litle & Co., a subsidiary of payment processing services provider Vantiv, has announced the launch of a new solution called Recurring Engine, according to a November 6 press release. Recurring Engine allows card-not-present (CNP) merchants to simplify the steps needed to process subscriptions and recurring...
