Mobile Commerce

Loyalty & Rewards
When Brands Bash Millennials
January 06, 2016

Unless they do something egregiously wrong, professional sports — and the merchandising engines attached to their brands — usually enjoy the full profitable support of the local public. Even during stretches of below-.500 seasons, all it takes is some hard work by the players and...

Merchant Innovation
IoT’s Next-Gen Of Wi-Fi
January 06, 2016

The very fact that connecting every device, appliance and machine in a home and across a city seems like a plausible development within the next few years should be proof of the progress the Internet of Things has accomplished so far. However, it might take...

Mobile Commerce
Quiet Revolution Ahead For Online Payments In 2016?
January 06, 2016

2016 has just begun, but changes are afoot, large and small, for online payments, according to Digital River’s Eric Christensen, EVP of the company’s product management operations for commercial transactions.

International
2016 May Have Tech Investors Looking Back To The Good Old Days – Of 2015
January 05, 2016

May old acquaintance be forgot indeed. That old acquaintance, dating back to mid-year 2015, the Chinese stock market rout, reared its head the first day into the new year, and helped send shivers down the spine of the U.S. markets Monday. Get the Full Story...

OnStar Goes Mobile (Commerce)
January 05, 2016

OnStar’s contextual commerce platform is getting even more specific with a new partnership. 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....

Amazon Echo’s App Ecosystem Momentum
January 05, 2016

Amazon has put a lot of stock in its Internet of Things, consumer-connected device that we all know as the Amazon Echo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Etsy Temporarily Pulls Plug On Google Ads
January 04, 2016

Opting out of participating in Google ads is kind of like trying to drive across the country without ever going on a highway — it’s definitely possible, but it’ll take much more time, money and effort to get there. Just ahead of Christmas, that’s the...

Merchant Innovation
Retailers Cash In On Returns
January 04, 2016

Now that the season of giving is done for, consumers have another traditional pastime to turn to: returns. Whether they didn’t get the perfect gift or need to send items back for different sizes, nearly one-fourth of all annual returns occur in the post-holiday period,...

Hmmm
Do Beacons Sit On Shaky Ground?
January 04, 2016

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the only Internet connections possible were through landlines and modems. Now, Wi-Fi is so ubiquitous that it’s only at the front of people’s minds when it stops working. However, even as New York City starts...