Merchant Innovation

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How Starbucks Stole The Mobile Show
November 16, 2015

Mobile payments is not a new idea. The “inevitable” explosion of mobile payments has been forecasted but not terribly accurately for about the last decade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Alternative Finances
Uncertainty Edition: Samsung, Jet And The IPO Market
November 16, 2015

With the tragic events in Paris this weekend, all news-watching eyes have rightfully been glued to that story and the details as they emerge. The team at PYMNTS joins with the rest of the world in sending our thoughts and prayers to the citizens in...

Merchant Innovation
Vending Machines…For Cars Now Found In Nashville
November 16, 2015

If there’s one persistent stereotype about the auto industry, it’s that actually buying a vehicle isn’t exactly a walk in the park. Salespeople have acquired sordid reputations, and the mere process of going to and from dealerships to negotiate and take cars out for test...

Payments Innovation’s ‘Ketchup Test’
November 14, 2015

The curse of the “Uninnovatable Product:” that rare instance of a product that simply cannot be improved with innovation because there’s nothing to improve. It’s its own apotheosis and any change is probably a bad idea, even though it seems counterintuitive that in a world...

Overstock May Ditch Its Blockchain Trading Unit
November 13, 2015

Overstock’s recent quarterly earnings revealed that it will spend as much as $8 million on its blockchain trading subsidiary this year alone — which has made the company consider spinning off the business all together. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Mobile Bank Leader Disses Traditional Banks’ Digital Efforts
November 13, 2015

Lipstick on a pig. That was the descriptor Anthony Thomson, chairman of the U.K.’s digitally focused Atom Bank, had for his High Street rivals’ attempts to keep up with the digital banking revolution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Alternative Finances
Apple: Good, Bad And Well Worth Watching
November 13, 2015

After a few weeks of relative quiet after its latest earnings report, Apple found itself back in headlines this week — for happy, not so happy and surprising reasons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Airbnb Modifies Its Pricing Model
November 13, 2015

It looks like Airbnb is planning a move to variable pricing. 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...

Breaking Up Now Available As On-Demand Service
November 13, 2015

Why can’t the efficiency of on-demand services extend to ending a romantic relationship? 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....