Mobile Commerce

What Tim Cook Didn’t Say Yesterday
September 10, 2015

You don’t get to snag the top slot on the Payments Innovation Index (Pii360) – the rankings of the largest 100 companies in payments – without being innovative. Apple took the honors in 2015 and its innovation was on display in spades at Apple’s “Special...

Where Are All The Chinese Consumers? Not In China
September 10, 2015

Over 52% of Chinese consumers will their increase online spending in the next 12 months. The PYMNTS X-Border Optimization Tracker decodes the transitioning Chinese economy

Mobile Commerce
Commerce Goes Mobile, Global and Breached
September 10, 2015

As commerce goes global and mobile so does cybercrime. ThreatMetrix found that risk is growing across retail and finance, among other industries, and especially as cross-border transactions take off. Here are the details on the trouble spots – and just how cyber criminals are targeting...

International
Alibaba Faces Strong Headwinds From Slowing Chinese Economy
September 10, 2015

While a slowing Chinese economy has turned out to be hard on steelmakers and auto manufacturers, it is also shaping up to be a drag on the heretofore always expanding Alibaba Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

German Retailer Opens X-Border Alibaba eShop
September 09, 2015

Growing its marketplace customer base beyond China and bringing in cross-border retailers into China have been major initiatives for Alibaba. To help scale those ambitions, Alibaba has brought in major retailers who have the same cross-border goals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Mobile Commerce
Trading Ticket Rolls Out Instant Trading Tool
September 09, 2015

Trading Ticket, the startup focused on investing, closed a $4 million seed round and has also launched its first product, a mobile-based securities trading platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mobile Commerce
IRS Questions Yahoo-Alibaba Spinoff As Stocks Slump
September 09, 2015

It hasn’t been an easy few weeks for Alibaba’s stock, which has suffered some hits in the markets. And yesterday (Sept. 8), things got worse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
Long-Distance Ride-Sharing Platform BlaBlaCar Raises $160M
September 09, 2015

In the ride-sharing world, the money just keeps coming in. 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...

Facebook’s Big Commerce Upgrade
September 09, 2015

While we live in the “there’s an app for that” era, most SMBs don’t want to build an app or don’t have the ability to do so in a productive way. Facebook wants to help by allowing them to customize their business pages such that...