Survey: Only 19 Percent Of Black Friday Shoppers Will Go To Malls
November 18, 2012

Only 19 percent of shoppers plan to go into stores on Black Friday this year, according to a PeriscopelQ Retail Intelligence Survey. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

LevelUp, NetSpend Partner For mPayments Service
November 18, 2012

LevelUp and prepaid debit cards provider NetSpend have partnered for a mobile payments service, notes The Paypers. 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...

U.S. Department Of Commerce: eCommerce Sales Up 17 Percent In Q3
November 18, 2012

U.S. eCommerce sales reached $56.99 billion in Q3 2012, representing a 17.3 percent increase from the same period a year ago, according to the Department of Commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

eBay Launches Same-Day Delivery Service in New York
November 18, 2012

eBay has launched its “eBay now” same-day shipping service in New York, according to Tech Crunch. 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...

Facebook Gifts Expands To Tens Of Millions Of Users In Time For Holidays
November 18, 2012

Facebook has announced that its Gifts feature has expanded to tens of millions of users, reports Tech Crunch. New partners such as Fab, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Random House, ProFlowers and others have joined on for the service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

POS Equipment, Prepaid Industries Gain Value In Strong Week For Payments
November 18, 2012

Bolstered by strong weeks by the POS equipment/software, prepaid and networks industries, the payments industry gained 2.32 percent on the stock market last week, putting an end to a two-week decline in overall value. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Staying Safe On Cyber Monday
November 18, 2012

Electronic commerce is one of the fastest-growing segments of the payments industry, and Cyber Monday is among an eRetailer’s most important days of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Mixed Week For Remittances As Payments Industry Continues To Decline
November 18, 2012

For the second straight week, the payments industry saw a small but consistent decline across nearly all of its subsections, as the value of the industry as a whole fell -0.54 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Social Commerce Takes Flight In Emerging Markets
November 16, 2012

The proliferation of social media is quickly changing the way some customers in India, Southeast Asia and around the world interact with financial institutions (FIs). Using smartphones and other Internet-enabled mobile devices, customers are selecting when and where they engage and transact, whether through their...