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...