Well-known and highly valued payments startup Stripe (last valuation clocked in at $5 billion) has appointed its first-ever CFO. Will Gaybrick will be signing on with Stripe, despite the fact that his background in software engineering makes him something of a surprise for this role. Get...
If you felt a strong breeze over the summer, that might have been the majority of Google searches moving to mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The Groupon of China will soon merge — thanks to a collaboration between Alibaba and Tencent. 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...
As earnings season gets underway in earnest, tech stocks took a pummeling Thursday (Oct. 8), as channel checks from research firms showed a slowdown in eCommerce sales in stark contrast to overall eCommerce trends that were up double-digit percentages in August. Get the Full Story...
There are more meal delivery apps out there now than the average diner can shake a stick at, so how can startups make themselves stand out? For Munchery, the proof is in the pudding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The mobile person-to-person market is predicted to see a significant surge over the next five years, due in part to the rise in mobile banking and social media, which give consumers the freedom to send money like never before. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Modern customers expect a certain amount of luxury in their in-store shopping experiences. This might look like attentive employees quick with recommendations or stands of refreshments for marathon shoppers. However, the foundation of any in-store experience worth its salt is free WiFi. Get the Full...
Buyer’s remorse used to be bad enough when it was just every few months that brick-and-mortar retailers changed prices, but now that online marketplaces have thousands, if not millions, of price adjustments per day, chasing down refunds on savings is near impossible for the average...
While the hit show “Mad Men” wasn’t entertaining viewers with the seedier details of its characters’ lives, it threw some basic lessons on marketing into the mix. Appeal to emotion, pitch the product, make the sale. Before the proliferation of marketing channels vying for customers’ attention,...
