Merchant Innovation

Visa Europe partners with TrueStart to Support Innovation In Payments
June 18, 2015

TrueStart and Visa Europe Collab are partnering to mentor start-ups with new payments innovations, helping them take the best out of investment and networking opportunities, reports Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Microsoft Makes eCommerce Play In India With Snapdeal
June 17, 2015

Microsoft has just upped its digital commerce game in India, opening up on online store on Snapdeal’s online marketplace. 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...

Making Online Shopping (And Investors) Happy
June 17, 2015

It’s hard to get really excited about shopping online. Which is not to say that there’s not a lot to speak for the experience – the $1.5 trillion Forrester forecasts Americans will spend online this year (an amount pegged to swell to $2.1 trillion by...

Controversial
Ascend And Real-Time Risk Descent
June 16, 2015

Alternative lending – as has been well covered – offers a sort of dual-edged benefit/risk to its potential customer base, especially when those potential customers are subprime borrowers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

CVS Acquiring Target’s Pharmacy Side For $1.9 Billion
June 16, 2015

Target will soon be out of the pharmacy business and CVS is stepping in. 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...

Merchant Innovation
Lyft Launches New App For Its Driver Mentor Program
June 15, 2015

Lyft announced last week the expansion of its driver mentor program with new improvements and more local support. These changes are meant to get qualified drivers faster on the road. To this effect, the on-demand ride company is now recruiting General Managers for 10 different...

Amazon Prime Goods Shipping From More Merchants
June 15, 2015

Last month Amazon began quietly working with a select group of its third-party merchants to bring more of their products to one of its strongest customer bases — Amazon Prime. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

What Mobile Wallets And Smartphone Cameras Now Have In Common
June 15, 2015

Apple and Google Android have just recast mobile wallets as smartphone utilities – putting them in the same category as cameras, maps, weather, the app store and any other app that comes preloaded on their smartphones. Not every mobile wallet, of course, just theirs.

LearnUp’s Fix For Real World Commerce
June 15, 2015

The on-hand staff can either be a physical retailer’s greatest asset or their biggest liability – depending on the skill set of the sales associate. At best, knowledgeable people readily available to answer questions and make useful suggestions contribute to creating the in-store experience that...