March 01, 2011
Innovation in Charitable Giving: Democratization of Philanthropy
March is American Red Cross month. Not a made up “Hallmark holiday,” March was first declared Red Cross month by President Franklin Roosevelt back in 1943, and it serves as...
February 15, 2011
Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Mobile
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but the weeklong “Loves Me” or “Loves Me Not” series on PYMNTS.com is just beginning. The second stop for the Market Platform Dynamics team...
February 13, 2011
Group Buying: A Savior for Retailers or the Devil in...
What’s not to love about Groupon and LivingSocial? These sites and similar spinoffs will dole out discounts at top restaurant and retail venues in various communities across the country if...
February 07, 2011
Our Next Alternative Currency: Cash?
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction Alternative currencies were initially considered to be anything other than locally accepted paper and coin tender. By the 1980s,...
February 02, 2011
Moving e-Commerce Forward
The Merchant Risk Council’s (MRC) 2011 e-Commerce Payments and Risk Conference focuses on helping online-industry professionals not only improve the profitability and efficiency of their companies, but enhance their overall...
February 02, 2011
Online Payments and Fraud Experts Lead MRC’s 2011 Conference
Over 50 Unique and Diverse Educational Sessions Highlight Three-day e-Commerce Event (Seattle, Wash -January 25, 2011) The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), a merchant-led trade association focused on e-Commerce risk and...
January 27, 2011
Mobile Calendar: December
Integrated On/Offline Commerce Shopkick Collect kickbucks (rewards) just by walking into retailers and checking in on the mobile phone. Products are scanned and “kickbucks” are colllected. ...
January 20, 2011
Defining the Future of Social Commerce in Retail
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction This article provides a look at social commerce – the intersection of social networks and consumers’ shopping processes –...
January 19, 2011
Adding Value in a Network Business
Click here to download this article as a PDF. In describing electronic payments, observers often speak of the “network effect.” The network effect – a powerful catalytic force that grows...
