April 23, 2012
Startup Roundup: Who’s Getting Funded?
Here’s our Startup Roundup: a (close-to-) comprehensive list of each of the startup companies in payments and/or e-commerce to receive at least $1 million in funding from equity investors in...
April 19, 2012
Friday Five: Mobibucks’ Ziad Alshobaki
Most mobile payment solutions require the presence of an actual phone — but not so with Mobibucks, a California-based startup with $10 million in investor backing. Managing Director Ziad Alshobaki...
April 02, 2012
Guest Commentary
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April 02, 2012
Leave Us Alone, We’re Innovating!
Last week I was asked to give my thoughts on what the market obstacles are to payments innovation and what if anything the government should do about this. The occasion...
April 01, 2012
Leave Us Alone, We’re Innovating!
Last week I was asked to give my thoughts on what the market obstacles are to payments innovation and what if anything the government should do about this. The occasion...
March 27, 2012
Why Care about Mobile Commerce?
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February 13, 2012
Mobile Movers, Shakers and Shockers
I don’t know about you, but 2012 so far has left me a little breathless given the fast pace at which the payments industry has been moving since we all...
February 12, 2012
Mobile Movers, Shakers and Shockers
I don’t know about you, but 2012 so far has left me a little breathless given the fast pace at which the payments industry has been moving since we all...
February 06, 2012
Should Banks Bother With Social Media?
Despite concerns about regulation and loss of control, Robert Roessler of MHP Communications argues that social media initiatives are no longer an option for FIs – but a necessity. He...
Business cards offer numerous benefits to small businesses over other financing, including easier qualification, significantly higher credit limits, and perks such as cash back, travel and mileage-earning rewards. The latest “B2B and Digital Payments Tracker®” explores why 63% of small business owners using cards as their primary startup funding attribute their success to this method of financing.
PYMNTS surveyed 110 U.S. companies with annual revenue of $10 million or more to see how payment orchestration affects authorization rates, checkout completion and customer experience. The findings show a sharp divide: Companies with all five core capabilities are pulling ahead, while partial deployment may be adding complexity without improving results.
Read more in “The Orchestration Advantage: How Routing Architecture Shapes Payments Performance,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Spreedly collaboration.