Merchant Innovation

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Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Why did you do this Walgreens?
November 07, 2014

Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

How To Make Big Data Fast Data
November 06, 2014

What’s the point of having access to “big data” if it takes too long to turn it into actionable data? Retailers today don’t have the luxury of long cycles to collect, share and analyze incoming customer data given the pressure to make quick decisions to...

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Amazon Ditches Drones For Taxis?
November 06, 2014

Amazon has been testing package delivery by taxi, in another effort to figure out how to make same-day delivery workable, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

ROAM Launches Latest Version of mPOS App Supporting Magstripe, EMV and NFC
November 05, 2014

ROAM, part of the mobile commerce platform provider Ingenico Mobile Solutions, launched its latest version of its mobile point of sale (mPOS) application ROAMpay X5, according to a company release.

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Loop Releases Card Case
November 04, 2014

A new, flashy and powerful competitor entering any arena can have any number of effects on the gladiators already slugging it out, a situation that the announcement and launch of Apple Pay has illustrated in real-time in payments over the last ten or so weeks....

Peter Thiel Picks Google Over Apple Pay
November 04, 2014

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CurrentC And The Big Merchant Mess
November 03, 2014

Whoever said there’s no such thing as bad PR obviously wasn’t on the receiving end of the whooping that Rite Aid, CVS and CurrentC took last week over their decision to turn off support for Apple Pay in their stores. Get the Full Story Complete...

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New Way For Shoppers To Buy From Alibaba
November 03, 2014

Alibaba Group and Youku Tudou are partnering to launch two programs that will allow Alibaba merchants the ability to market on  the leading Chinese video platform.  Alibaba owns a stake in Youku Todou. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...