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
The End of Cash … Again?
I just love it. Another story proclaiming cash is going to die a painful death. This time, its funeral will be held in 2020 in the US. The obituary writer...
April 10, 2012
Fed’s Mobile Use Numbers―That Was Then, This is Now
I participated on two panels in the 4th annual Mobile Contactless Forum held in San Fran last week (April 3-4). The agenda, speakers and turnout was really great. I thought...
April 10, 2012
Breaking the Groupon Habit, or, Making Merchants Money
I was doing some work today on the social commerce application that we’ve been incubating and piloting here at MPD. The application is a SaaS-based toolkit that allow local merchants...
April 08, 2012
Fed’s Mobile Use Numbers―That Was Then, This is Now
I participated on two panels in the 4th annual Mobile Contactless Forum held in San Fran last week (April 3-4). The agenda, speakers and turnout was really great. I thought...
April 04, 2012
Breaking the Groupon Habit, or, Making Merchants Money
I was doing some work today on the social commerce application that we’ve been incubating and piloting here at MPD. The application is a SaaS-based toolkit that allow local merchants...
March 19, 2012
PayPal “Squared” Yields Triangle – And It’s Blue!
So much for first-mover advantage. PayPal Here was unveiled today as not the first, not the second, and by many counts not even the third or even fourth small business...
March 15, 2012
PayPal “Squared” Yields Triangle – And It’s Blue!
So much for first-mover advantage. PayPal Here was unveiled today as not the first, not the second, and by many counts not even the third or even fourth small business...
March 15, 2012
Target Looks to K.O. Amazon Price Check
The media was abuzz last week over Target’s clever move to combat “showrooming.” Showrooming is the latest word to take up entry into Webster’s dictionary and describes the following phenomenon:...
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.