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‘Alibaba Town’ And Jack Ma’s Expanding Empire
January 13, 2015

As if Alibaba’s presence across Asia weren’t enough, the Chinese e-commerce giant may be creating its own “Alibaba Town.” 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...

Are Catalogs Still Relevant In a Digital Age?
January 12, 2015

This is every retailer’s dream. 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 to receive...

How Merchants Plan To Turn Good Ideas Into Best Practices
January 10, 2015

Starting today, scores of merchants, technologists, financiers, analysts, journalists and all-around retail enthusiasts descend on Manhattan for “Retail’s Big Show” –  NRF’s annual event. By the looks of the agenda, it seems most participants are helping retailers prepare for an increasingly demanding and connected consumer....

Investment Tracker, January 1-6
January 07, 2015

The 2014 Year in FinTech Investment | The PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker 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...

Impressions and Impacts Of Apple Pay’s First 100 Days
January 06, 2015

In just 113 days last year, Apple Pay managed to completely change the conversation about mobile payments. And we’ve been there for all 113+ of them, documenting every aspect of the Apple Pay journey.

What Payments Pundits Say Is On Tap For 2015
January 05, 2015

The year 2015 may just be the year the payments and commerce industry sets the tone for years to come. There were a lot of things that happened in 2014 that certainly set the stage for a big and important year. And, where there’s big expectations, there’s...

Mobile Transactions Around The World
January 02, 2015

Mobile transaction trends are tricky to track, particularly on a global scale. Generally, we know that the rate of mobile adoption is increasing all over the world, but mobile as a way to make payments instead of a card in a physical store is still...

The Year Of Interesting (And Disruptive) Payments Plays
December 31, 2014

While our mother’s told us that it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, (only how you play the game), as adults we realize that our mothers only told us that because we were children and we needed to build our confidence. As it turns out, how you play really does matter...

The Prizes and Perils of Beacons
December 30, 2014

Should the history of beacon technology ever be written, 2014 runs a good chance of being anointed “Year 1.”  Though they came into our psyche in the Fall of 2013 when Apple made them a household word (and ecosystem), elementally beacons are small, low-cost pieces...