Merchant Innovation

iZettle Eyes The World Beyond mPOS
September 01, 2015

Sweden-based mobile payment firm iZettle is often compared to Square. And the comparison is certainly not entirely unwarranted, as both firms are known for essentially the same achievement: enabling small businesses and micro-merchants to accept card payments, albeit in two very different marketplaces with rather...

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PayPal’s 40 Percent Upside
September 01, 2015

Despite the recent plunge in its offering price, PayPal could see a 40 percent jump to $46 per share if the company’s recent investments pay off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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The Payments-as-a-Service Push
September 01, 2015

Imagine being able to onboard new technologies without having to get bogged down in the technical details of the integration and maintenance. Verifone’s SVP of Payment as a Service Vincent Roland tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that Payments-as-a-Service is all about giving banks and merchants...

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Samsung’s Smartwatch Launches And ‘Android Wears’ Apple
September 01, 2015

Samsung announced its latest smartwatch, the Samsung Gear S2, which is expected to be showcased in Berlin, Germany, in the next few days. 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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Google+ Brings Consumer-Curated ‘Collections’ To iOS
September 01, 2015

The Google+ social platform’s Collections feature is now available to iOS users, the company announced yesterday (Aug. 31) in a blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Hill Ferguson — PayPal’s SVP Of Consumer Business — Is Moving On
September 01, 2015

It looks like former eBay/PayPal CEO John Donahoe will not be alone taking a long vacation post-PayPal spinoff. Hill Ferguson, who is currently product and engineering boss for PayPal’s consumer business, is bowing out. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Google Unlocks Its Home Services Market
August 31, 2015

Google is partnering with handymen, electricians, plumbers and other home service providers to match them up with users looking for such services on its search engine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

“First, Let’s Kill All The (Payments) Innovators!”
August 31, 2015

Dick The Butcher, in Shakespeare’s "Henry VI," famously proposed “first let’s kill the lawyers” as the most appropriate way to jumpstart the overthrow he was cooking up. Fast forward a few centuries and MPD CEO Karen Webster posits that The Clearing House’s (TCH) latest white...

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Consumers Make The World Go ‘Round Edition — Visa Checkout, Credit Rating And Cybercrime
August 31, 2015

Well, it’s finally come upon us. The last “official” week of summer has arrived. And after last week’s thrills and spills on the stock market, most of us are hoping to ease into the last week doing positively normal things like wearing white (it is...