June 30, 2016
June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments
Today marks the last day of June 2016, which means we’re halfway through the year. And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the...
June 30, 2016
‘Alexa, Bring Banks Millennials’
Linking arms with traditional financial services providers may not be top of mind for many millennials, but could the power of voice-activated commerce change the narrative? Doug Brown, SVP and...
June 29, 2016
Investments Stay Afloat And Thrive Market Bags $111 Million
In a world where sunshine in the news is in something of short supply, the good folks at Thrive Market can add good news for those in need of some...
June 29, 2016
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Amazon Alexa’s Skills Growth
In June 2015, Amazon took a big step forward in getting Alexa’s skills into other applications. It opened Alexa’s API to developers, making it free to build Alexa skills and integrate...
June 29, 2016
Sam’s Club Offers To Make It Up To Costco Customers...
Sam’s Club has spent many years trying to make inroads with Costco’s large and largely satisfied customer base, mostly to little avail. But these days, Costco’s customers aren’t so satisfied,...
June 29, 2016
Amazon Payments Soon A Way To Pay Federal Government
Amazon Payments will soon be an official payment option of the U.S. federal government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
June 29, 2016
Pinterest Gets a Brand New Shopping Bag
About a year ago “buy buttons” were all the rage as the next big thing in social commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
June 29, 2016
Amazon’s Alexa Now Has 1,400+ Skills
Amazon launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service and the Alexa Fund in June of last year, and as something of an anniversary celebration on Tuesday (June 28) the company...
June 29, 2016
How To Build A Mobile Payments Network
There are few things less challenging than building a mobile payments network from the ground up. Seth Priebatsch, Chief Ninja At LevelUp, is no stranger to accepting challenges and shared...