October 17, 2013
Mobile Commerce Ignition: Death March Or Sprint?
Be truthful. How many times have you asked the following question: “How long will it take for mobile commerce to reach critical mass in the U.S.?” Well, I have the...
October 16, 2013
A Is For Commerce
If you want a peek at what’s to come at Apple with the addition of Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as its new SVP of retail and online, look no farther...
September 30, 2013
Solving Self-Service Retail’s Cash Problem
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) M&Ms, Fanta soft drinks, Mrs. Fields cookies. If you can think of a popular product, someone has put it in a vending machine. However, if you...
September 19, 2013
Search Deterrence
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Mark Armstrong (Oxford) and Jidong Zhou (Oxford) describe Search Deterrence ABSTRACT: A seller wishes to prevent the discovery of rival offers by its prospective customers....
September 16, 2013
MCX and the Giant Payments Networks: A Payments Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, there were four payments networks that ruled the land called Payments in the United States. They created rules and regulations that every merchant in the land...
September 09, 2013
SeeMore Leverages Augmented Reality To Fight Retail Showrooming
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) We’ve all been here. We see a great product online, we add it to our cart. Then the questions start creeping in: Should we spend all...
September 06, 2013
From Concept To Market: How Loop Aims To Replace The...
You probably haven’t heard of the punch-card picture phone. But in 1961, AT&T’s engineers were convinced it was the next great innovation in banking. The invention proceeded picture messaging by...
September 05, 2013
PayPal’s App Update: A Push For Physical Acceptance
By Ben Carsley and Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) PayPal continued its push for offline acceptance yesterday when it released new versions of its iPhone and Android mobile payments apps. The launch...
August 20, 2013
To See Future Of Mobile Commerce, Look To 1950s
PYMNTS.com Summer School 2013 is in the books, and with three days of interactive live cases, insightful modules and once-in-a-lifetime interactions, the event did Harvard’s distinguished lecture halls justice. This was...
As Americans increasingly rely on BNPL for essentials, November is poised for record spending via this payment method, with 1 in 5 consumers planning to use it. The latest “FinTech Tracker®,” a collaboration with Sezzle, examines the economic forces driving this upswing, BNPL’s shift from optional to necessary spending, and the mounting calls from critics for stronger regulations and safeguards.
Implementing card-linked installment plans should significantly boost merchants’ sales, say 94% of acquirers. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 35-page study, “Navigating New Norms: The Use of Card-Linked Installment Plans in Online and In-Store Sales,” a collaboration with Splitit, features seven charts of exclusive data detailing how innovative payment options can meet evolving consumer demands and drive growth.