Partnerships / Acquisitions
Contextual Commerce Comes To Higher Education
June 09, 2017

Getting tuition paid is one headache. Sending tuition abroad can cause headaches of a different sort: How do you know if your check to Europe for that semester abroad will make it safely from New York? One partnership, between CashNet and Flywire, seeks to smooth...

B2B Payments
Mastercard Launches B2B Payments Hub
June 09, 2017

In the world of consumer payments in 2017, seeing a paper check out in the wild has become a genuinely rare event. Sure, there’s the occasional rent check or the $100 birthday check from Great Aunt Sue, but for the most part, the debit card...

Fintech Investments
Financial Services Innovation/Inertia Tug of War
June 09, 2017

As traditional financial services firms find themselves challenged by FinTech and other upstarts, the choice, when it comes to products, services and even culture, is to change or steer the course. But, as John Epperson, principal at Crowe Horwath LLP, and Jason Henrichs, MD at...

Retail
Skava And The Power Of Consumer Intent
June 09, 2017

That retail is changing rapidly — and that many of its oldest and most established players are struggling to keep pace — is not much of a surprise these days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Alibaba Lays out Financial and Business Targets at Two Day Investor Confab
June 09, 2017

Amid a soaring stock price that reached an all-time of nearly $143, Alibaba management laid out revenue growth targets and business plans over a two-day investor gathering this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Vibes And Getting Brands’ App Act Together
June 09, 2017

In the early days of the Internet, brands and businesses knew they wanted to get online, but they just weren’t quite sure why, or how best to do it. Which meant that in the early days, when most of us were switching from dial-up to...

Retail
LiveRamp Unveils Omnichannel Marketing Tool
June 08, 2017

Targeting the right customer at the right time is the key strategy for those in the retail advertising and marketing sectors. With today’s advanced technology, that capability is more streamlined than in the past. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Investments
Indonesia In Billionaire Investor Tim Draper’s Crosshairs
June 08, 2017

Where might investment riches lie in Asia? One billionaire investor, Tim Draper, sees promise in Indonesia. 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...

Retail
Luxury Hotel Four Seasons Keeps One Eye Open On Airbnb Competition
June 08, 2017

Airbnb has been taking its toll on the hotel and hospitality industries over the past few years. 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...