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November 07, 2013
Vantiv Subsidiary Releases CNP Merchant Solution

Litle & Co., a subsidiary of payment processing services provider Vantiv, has announced the launch of a new solution called Recurring Engine, according to a November 6 press release. Recurring...


October 18, 2013
VC Funding Patterns Suggest Subscription eCommerce Bubble

By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_)   Recurring revenue models successfully increase traditional online sales – at least that’s the latest finding from one of subscription eCommerce’s emerging heavyweights, Birchbox. The New...


October 10, 2013
WorldPay, PayWizard Partner For Digital Media Payments

Payment processing company WorldPay, together with media subscription management and billing platform PayWizard, announced yesterday their plans to integrate, according to a WorldPay press release. Merchants, as a result, will...


October 04, 2013
The Top 10 Payments Innovators

By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_)  “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” It’s become a bit cliche to quote the late Steve Jobs, but there may not be a better...


October 02, 2013
Estimation of Loss in Consumer Surplus Resulting from Excessive Pricing...

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Marta Stryszowska (Microeconomix, France) provides Estimation of Loss in Consumer Surplus Resulting from Excessive Pricing of Telecommunication Services in Mexico ABSTRACT: The present study evaluates...


September 30, 2013
Spain: Telco watchdog reports collapsing pay-TV market

With more than 500,000 subscriptions dropping throughout the pay-television market, Spain’s Telecommunications Market Commission has announced pay-TV operators are now in the brink of collapse. A report released by the...


September 26, 2013
Target Subscriptions Launches To Take On Amazon

Minneapolis-based retailer Target has launched its first subscription-based commerce platform called “Target Subscriptions,” TechCrunch noted on September 25. Target Subscriptions is initially focused “on new parents, with various products related...


September 26, 2013
Target’s Subscription eCommerce Play

Minnesota-based big-box retailer Target has launched a new, free subscription eCommerce service called Target Subscriptions, TechCrunch reported on September 25. Target Subscriptions will launch with a focus on offering baby-care...


August 27, 2013
Microsoft Points Convert To Local Currency

Microsoft Points formally entered retirement on August 27, IGN reported. Transactions on the Xbox 360 will now take place in local currency. Users with existing Microsoft Points balances will see...


Resolving Failed Payments for a Successful 2023
Subscription merchants that fail to offer multiple ways for consumers to buy their products will see their sales take a hit, says Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk. Only giving consumers one way to buy and pay is a key driver of voluntary churn, especially in these times. Read the “Subscription Commerce Tracker®,” a collaboration with Vindicia, for more.
A Household Supply Deep Dive
42% of Consumers With Retail Subscriptions Shop Less Often at Physical Stores Retail subscriptions are changing the shopping landscape, and nearly one-third of subscribers purchase most or all items using scheduled or auto-fill subscriptions. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 2,011 consumers and 188 retail subscription merchants, “The Replenish Economy: A Household Supply Deep Dive,” a collaboration with sticky.io, details the replenish economy and its impact on in-store shopping habits.