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PayPal Deeper Integration With Facebook Messenger
October 25, 2016

Facebook’s chatbots are getting an upgrade – care of PayPal. 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 this...

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Western Union Makes Some Digital Upgrades
October 25, 2016

Western Union, taking the stage at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, laid out its plans for digital enhancements for its consumer and business facing enterprises. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Drizly To Test Online Orders, Store Pickup
October 24, 2016

Drizly, the alcohol delivery platform startup, is testing the ability for customers to buy online and pick up their spirits in a store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Police Nationwide Creating E-Commerce “Safe Zones”
October 24, 2016

While the vast majority of digital transactions completed between two otherwise associated parties on the internet goes off without incident — the times when it goes wrong almost always make the headlines. Stories like that of a Craigslist shopper who found himself shot in the leg...

In China eCommerce, Competition Through Acquisition
October 20, 2016

Where there’s concentration, there’s power, and in the world of China’s internet industry, a trio holds a lot of power: Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Done In By Design — Why Beauty Is Not Always An Online Merchant’s Friend
October 19, 2016

While most things are up for debate, beauty on merits usually is not one of them. John Keats famously wrote, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” and it is one of those propositions that is fundamentally hard to argue with for all but the most jaded. Get...

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Smartphone Shopping Driving 70% Of Mobile eCommerce
October 19, 2016

The mobile eCommerce wave has continued to grab top of mind — and top of consumer wallets — having made impressive inroads into the way people spend, as well as when and how. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Walgreens Shipping Online Orders To Stores
October 19, 2016

Another mainline retailer is joining the buy online, pick up in-store parade. Walgreens has launched its ship-to-store program that allows customers to order online and pick up their orders in a physical Walgreens or Duane Reade store for no extra charge and no minimum purchase. Get...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: China’s Cross-Border Ecommerce A Huge Opportunity for Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2016

Entrepreneurs take note. The trends in the Chinese cross-border eCommerce market represent a huge opportunity for small businesses, according to Cleveland Brown, CEO of Payscout, a global payments provider. The appetite in China for goods from abroad is growing at an unfathomable rate, and one-quarter...