Though speculating as to whether or not Apple is going to acquire Square has essentially been the payment’s ecosystem’s favorite pastime for the last several years, it seems that for its part, Square is looking to put distance between itself and Cupertino as opposed to joining...
Jet.com Inc. has closed $140 million in a new round of financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total value to almost $600 million. That makes it one of the more valuable tech start-ups on Earth, which is a particularly impressive feat considering they...
Home Depot has almost finished rolling out 40,000 of its custom FIRST Phone smartphones to in-store employees — and the new-generation devices are slowly beginning to line up with industry standards, according to employee descriptions of the phones. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Tired of having to get out of the car in the middle of winter to pay for gas? Thanks to a new partnership between PayPal and Shell, payments for filling up can now be done via smartphones, sources from both companies announced. Get the Full...
As reported in VentureBeat on Feb. 10, restaurant locator and media site Yelp announced that it has bought out online food ordering company Eat24. The deal, which was closed on Feb. 9 after approval from both companies’ executive directors, was for $75 million in cash and 1.4...
This past summer, PYMNTS.com CEO Karen Webster explored the idea of innovation and what it means to be disruptive. As Webster noted, the term has become part of our everyday vocabulary to describe the products and services that help make our lives easier. But it’s...
For retailers, brand retention and building a loyal customer base is important, especially as online shopping has made the retail space more competitive. According to data collected by Accenture, not only has it become more convenient, it’s also make consumers more fickle shoppers, as brand...
Coupons have become game changers in India. 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...
While very popular in Europe, Canada, and the U.K., retail coalition loyalty programs have been difficult to get off the ground in America, largely thanks to the abundance of stand-alone loyalty programs and the need to protect a customer base. With greater integration of payment...
