Merchant Innovation

Could Prime Air Flip The Profit Switch For Amazon?
June 04, 2015

Bringing Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery program to life may actually result in big profits for the company down the line, The Verge reported yesterday (June 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Doorman Aims To Ease Delivery Woes With New Funding
June 03, 2015

If this company is doing things right, consumers may never have to see a “Sorry we missed you” slip waiting on their doors again. The aptly named company, Doorman, which allows customers to schedule deliveries as late as midnight, seven days a week, raised $1.5 million in seed funding from...

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Demand Expands MasterCard’s Masters of Code Hackathon
June 03, 2015

MasterCard didn’t have to wait to be asked to bring its Masters of Code Hackathon back by demand — it’s already decided to expand the program into two more cities this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

May’s Big Finish (And Why Salesforce Likes Calendars)
June 03, 2015

Calendars are very hot this year. 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...

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CyberSource And Verifone Partner To Streamline Omni-Commerce
June 03, 2015

CyberSource, a Visa company, and Verifone announced a partnership today (June 3) aimed at helping merchants streamline the purchase experience across multiple retail channels — better known as omnichannel commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Nine Execs On How To Build A Better Social Commerce Strategy
June 03, 2015

From the launch of Domino’s “tweet-a-pizza” ordering system to Facebook’s “Messenger for Business” platform to the brand spanking new Buy Button on Pinterest, the influence of social commerce on commerce has never been stronger. But does that mean that social platforms will emerge to become eCommerce...

How Payments Execs Want To Recast The Value Chain
June 02, 2015

As the payments industry becomes more sophisticated, payments executives say they’re more interested in disrupting the payments value chain, including cutting out the number of middlemen involved in the payments process, according to results from a new report from ACI Worldwide and Ovum. Get the...

Apple to Launch Spotify Rival Streaming Music Service
June 02, 2015

First, Apple Insider reported rumors in April, and now The Wall Street Journal seems to be in the know as well: Apple is expected to launch a music streaming service to rival Swedish giant Spotify at its developers conference on June 8. Get the Full Story Complete the...

What If Ads Came With Buy Buttons?
June 02, 2015

One of the wonderful things about taking a closer look at retail is the discovery of an inventory of accepted facts that seem to have been invented out of whole cloth and voted into reality by a republic of journalists quoting each other. Get the...