Merchant Innovation

MarketLive Launches In-Store Tablet POS System
October 01, 2015

Modern shoppers might spend as much time looking at their phones while in physical stores as they do actually browsing the products. However, MarketLive’s new product might have store associates doing just the same. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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How CVS Is Reinventing Retail From The Pharmacy Floor
October 01, 2015

There are many complementary adjectives people routinely apply to their pharmacist. “Friendly,” “organized,” “knowledgeable” and “helpful” were all words customers of a Boston-area CVS used to describe how they felt about their pharmacist. While some people didn’t have much an opinion on their pharmacist one way...

First Data Heading Toward 2015’s Largest IPO
October 01, 2015

The First Data IPO is officially underway, and it’s looking like it might be the year’s largest. 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...

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Western Union Brings Bill Pay To Walgreens
October 01, 2015

Customers will now be able to do much more than just pick up prescriptions at Walgreens locations nationwide. Western Union announced the launch of its bill payment services at the nation’s largest drugstore chain yesterday (Sept. 30), allowing customers to make payments to 15,000 billers...

Online Lender Avant Grabs A Seat In The Unicorn Club
September 30, 2015

Online lender Avant has just announced a rather large new funding round: $325 million. That big pick-up has led to a large valuation spike, and the firm is now likely a confirmed unicorn, with a value well over $1 billion — Fortune reports it is about $2 billion....

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YouTube Open For eCommerce Business
September 30, 2015

YouTube — it’s not just for cat videos, pregnancy announcements and pirating music anymore. Now, it’s also about shopping. 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...

Airbnb’s Bookings Slated To Double To 80M
September 30, 2015

Airbnb processed around 40 million reservations in 2014, but that’s nowhere near enough for 2015. 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,...

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WEX Selected To Issue GraspPAY Virtual Credit Card
September 30, 2015

WEX Inc. is partnering with travel management company (TMC) Grasp Technologies to power its payment solution GraspPAY as its virtual credit card issuer. 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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Reinventing Loyalty And Rewards – The Digital Way
September 30, 2015

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