Who didn’t feel the brunt of the brutal winter? Well Green Dot did, but not enough to jar Q1 results. An unexpected one-time revenue event, plus a bump on active cards and purchase volume gave investors something to smile about.
Transaction processor First Data Corp.’s first-quarter performance was a mixed bag, as its Financial Services and International segments showed year-over-year revenue gains, while Merchant Solutions (formerly called Retail and Alliance Services) saw revenues drop slightly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Thirty percent of SMBs leverage business credit cards to finance their businesses. But the rules and regulations related to interest rates and APRs that protect consumers’ don’t apply to corporate cards. The result is a potentially devastating impact on the ability of SMBs to access...
The rules and regulations that protect consumers card have long been at the forefront of news and regulation but small business owners and credit card holders in the US, are second-class citizens. The laws that have benefited consumers and changed the average fees and pricing...
Target has announced two major initiatives this morning, both with the potential to change the retailer’s immediate future significantly. 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...
New research says that in-store sales driven by use of smartphones, tablets and home computers represent a much larger share of overall retail sales than originally understood. And, merchants may be missing a big opportunity to influence those numbers. Find out what savvy retailers are...
What rolls, floats among the clouds and allow complete security? The start-ups in this week's Start-up Roundup! We have AdRoll changing the face of marketing, Luminol and Electric Cloud securing data and Synack keeping everything in perspective.
eInvoice - 1, USPS - 0. The efficient distribution of eInvoicing solutions to SMBs just got a whole lot easier thanks to a VersaPay/Heartland deal to target small and midsize companies that still generate paper-based invoicing and stick them in the mail.
Local deals and marketplace provider LivingSocial once had grand plans for an initial public offering, but Groupon’s IPO flop apparently altered that thinking. Now the struggling company is focused on making internal fixes, including selling off unwanted assets. Will the proceeds from those sales provide...
