Loyalty & Rewards

How An “Experience Economy” Shapes The Future Of Loyalty
December 02, 2014

Loyalty programs are about much more than just rewarding a customer for spending a certain amount. In the “experience economy” of today, these programs now depend on how brands and retailers choose to engage and emotionally connect with consumers, says Chuck Christianson, Senior Vice President...

Financial Inclusion
What Do The God Particle, Yodeling and Knights Have To Do With The Future Of...
December 01, 2014

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MasterCard’s Take On Black Friday
November 28, 2014

Sarah Quinlan, SVP and Group Head of Market Insights for MasterCard Advisors looked into her Black Friday crystal ball and shared all that she saw with MPD CEO Karen Webster. Quinlan has some interesting predictions for who’s going to thrive and why the role of...

Nine Ways Mobile Is Changing Everything We Do
November 27, 2014

Today Americans are giving thanks—they are thankful for their families, their bountiful Thanksgiving feasts, their football games and the beginning of another holiday season. However grateful they are though, few Americans today will likely remember to give thanks for the life and work of Martin...

Acquiring
Apple Pay, By The Day
November 27, 2014

Hard to believe it was just 30 days ago that Apple Pay officially launched and even harder to believe how different the ecosystem is today as opposed to what it was 31 days ago.  Some are firmly in the camp that Apple’s entrance into payments...

Apple Pay
13 Execs on Apple Pay’s One Month Anniversary
November 27, 2014

Apple made its grand yet disruptive entrance into the payments ecosystem just 30 days ago. Since then, it’s stirred up a ton of conversations about the widespread adoption of mobile wallets, NFC’s revival, mobile fraud prevention tactics, Apple Pay’s consumer/merchant value proposition, and much more. To...

Innovation Investment Tracker | November 16-23
November 26, 2014

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10M Dunkin’ Donuts Downloads
November 26, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts has passed the 10-million-downloads mark for its mobile payment and gifting app, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. 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...

Loyalty & Rewards
New App Replaces Grocery Coupons
November 24, 2014

In the beginning there was Honey, and the the app found help shoppers save at checkout, and the app was good.  And then the creators of of Honey launched Milk (get it:  Milk and Honey) to help consumer save at the grocery store, and brought with...