January 16, 2012
NCR and VendorNet to Integrate in-Store Pick up with Point-of-Sale...
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) and VendorNet® Inc., a provider of cross-channel fulfillment technology, today announced that the two companies have entered into a strategic agreement that will see NCR integrate...
October 13, 2011
PayPal, Microsoft Team Up on Game Payments for Xbox
PayPal is working to enable gamers to buy virtual goods over Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game consoles, according to Bloomberg. The news site states the partnership is part of PayPal’s initiative...
September 20, 2011
AmEx Gets 225+ Million Gamers – TechCrunch
TechCrunch is reporting that American Express has acquired Sometrics, an in-game payments provider and virtual currency platform, in a deal worth $30 million. “Both parties declined to reveal further details about...
July 03, 2011
Tasti D-Lite Creates First POS Integrated Social Loyalty Rewards Program
Name: BJ Emerson Title: VP of Technology Company: Tasti D-Lite What I’m working on now… The mobility of systems and applications What problem I am solving by doing it… Meeting...
June 29, 2011
Virtual Transactions May Forever Alter Payments Landscape
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/53ccd0/virtual_currency_a) has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research’s new report “Virtual Currency and Social Network Payments – The New Gold Rush: How Emerging Virtual Transactions...
June 13, 2011
On the Level: The American Express/LevelUp Partnership
Name: Chris Mahl Title: SVP and Chief Brand Alchemist Company: SCVNGR/LevelUp Related Interview: American Express and LevelUp Introduce New Seamless Process for Redeeming Loyalty Deals —– What I’m working...
May 25, 2011
S-Commerce- A Fourth Retail Channel: An Overview of Social Commerce...
Introduction This section of the Lydian Journal examines the world of social commerce, or as some have described it, the fourth retail channel. Four distinct elements define this commerce...
April 22, 2011
Which Is the Fastest Retail Brand to Reach 2 Million...
GameStop, the world’s largest multichannel video game merchant, accomplished this impressive feat in only 365 days. GameStop’s VP of eCommerce and GM of GameStop.com, Kelly Mulroney, spoke with PYMNTS.com about...
April 19, 2011
How ProPay Became ISO of the Year: Mobile, Social and...
Name: Chris Mark Title: EVP; Emerging Markets at ProPay, Inc. What I’m working on now… Developing mobile payment platforms with a strong focus on security When I’m not working I like...