Boston-based LevelUp has officially taken its iBeacon pilots out of stealth and is now running full tilt with this new technology. But today’s announcement is just the beginning of LevelUp’s plans to enhance the consumer experience and give merchants new options for serving them. PYMNTS...
Boston-based LevelUp has officially taken its iBeacon pilots out of stealth and is now running full tilt with this new technology. But today’s announcement is just the beginning of LevelUp’s plans to enhance the consumer experience and give merchants new options for serving them. PYMNTS...
Payments industry veteran Steve Pellizzer has joined WePay as the company’s new CFO. Pellizzer spoke to MPD CEO Karen Webster about his 12 years in the business and how that’s prepared him to manage the evolving needs of WePay’s dynamic customer segments.
JP Morgan Chase is prepared to axe 8,000 mortgage and retail banking jobs with the introduction of new electronic banking kiosks (EBKs) that perform a range of functions from cashing checks to belching cash in desired denominations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Priceline has moved to purchase OpenTableInc. for about $2.6 billion in cash. OpenTable allows diners to book meals by smartphone and charges restaurants fees for the patrons it books as well for monthly access fees to use its software. Priceline will pay $103 a share in a 46...
PayPal announced PassPort which will create a new information hub for merchants with an eye to expanding their cross border sales. Users will have access thru PassPort to find stats, tips and general information on international sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
EBay announced earlier this week that it launched an expansion from its ecommerce site that is targeted toward shoppers seeking designer designs. The new site is called the Designer Collective and will feature men’s and women’s clothing designs from a total of 16 fashion labels,...
Google wants to bring the Google method to business directories, now with the launch of MyBusiness. The new MyBusiness platform is designed to allow corporate users to manage the totality of their Google identity – from search results, to placement on the company’s map, to...
Online competition is hammering brick-and-mortar stores, as in-store sales continue to fall. To protect their market shares, U.S. department stores must generate 2 percent top-line growth, a new Fitch Ratings report suggests. Ironically, mu
