Black Friday and Cyber Monday get a lot of hype for kicking off the holiday shopping season, but plenty of consumers keep on spending well into December. In fact, this procrastinating crowd of last-minute shoppers is proving to be worth a pretty penny to in-store...
A mobile transportation ticket provider just got $12 million to ride. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
Andreessen Horowitz is betting big on Gigster — a new on-demand programming platform that accepts ideas and ships out complete software products — by leading a $10 million investment in the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Indian mobile payments company Paytm has acquired hyperlocal services startup Near.in in a $2 million deal to bolster its online-to-offline (O2O) services platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
When it comes to payments, the bigger the player, the bigger the battle. So it seems a skirmish is brewing over fees. MasterCard has stated that its bank partners have “been hamstrung over Apple Pay while American Express is free to share its uncapped fees,”...
Fraud analytics firm Rippleshot said Monday (Dec. 7) that it garnered $1.2 million in a bridge round of funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
Nordstrom has gone from being a partner to an investor in an on-demand customized shoe retailer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
News that the Bank for International Settlements has cautioned that financial markets are presently in a state of “uneasy calm” begs the question: Which will win out – the uneasy or the calm? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
As the New Year quickly approaches, Google’s venture capital arm is taking on a new name and a new focus for its business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
