August 21, 2013
Conde Nast, Amazon Glamorize Digital Subscriptions
By Chanel Smith EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) Conde Nast Publications is staying fashion-forward with its new deal with Amazon that will change how consumers purchase and manage their magazine subscriptions. Conde...
August 19, 2013
BlueSnap CEO: Local Is Key To Attracting Global Customers
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) If you’ve ever been to a McDonald’s overseas, you’ve learned one valuable lesson: no matter how good your product is, the key to growing globally...
August 16, 2013
Birchbox Subscriptions Generate eCommerce Success
Discovery commerce platform Birchbox has released new data that suggests its subscription commerce model is winning customers, TechCrunch reported on August 15. The New York-based company indicates that its eCommerce...
August 09, 2013
ComScore: Q2 Online Spending Foreshadows Strong 2013
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) ComScore revealed that U.S. retail eCommerce spending declined to $49.8 billion for the second quarter of 2013 in its latest quarterly trends report released on...
July 31, 2013
Today’s Briefs: August
Briefs from August 23, 2013 Uber Rakes In $360M In Latest FundingSan Francisco-based mobile taxi app provider Uber has raised $361 million as part of its latest private equity round,...
July 31, 2013
Kenya’s Mobile Transfers Increase Despite Drop In Mobile Penetration
The Communications Commission of Kenya reported that nearly one million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated between January and March 2013. This lead to a large drop in Kenya’s mobile subscriptions,...
July 18, 2013
Pin Payments Buys Spreedly Assets
Australia-based Pin Payments has acquired the subscription payment management service of cloud-based credit vault provider Spreedly. Pin Payments was formerly a customer of the North Carolina-based company, but decided to...
June 28, 2013
Is eCommerce Losing Its Sparkle In Denmark?
The Danish market underwent major growth in eCommerce sales last year, but new results indicate its star may not shine as brightly as once thought. EMarketer revealed a new report...
June 01, 2013
Stripe To Process For Believe.In, Let Businesses Send Receipts
This past week, San Francisco-based payment processor Stripe announced a partnership with Believe.In, a U.K. charity platform that does not charge for its role in the donations process, according to...
