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Apriva, Parlevel Complete Secure Cashless Payment Integration
June 30, 2017

Apriva, a leading provider of omnichannel payment solutions and secure mobile communications, and Parlevel Systems, a leader for vending technology solutions, announced the completed integration of the Parlevel Micro Market solution to the Apriva payment gateway platform. According to news in a press release, this new...

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Investors Betting On The End Of Malls
April 27, 2017

Malls are hurting, that much is true. As consumers continue to move their purchases elsewhere, many of these behemoths of brick-and-mortar retail have become shells of their former selves. But for some investors, the vision of hollowed-out anchor stores and cobweb-addled food courts have them...

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Tony Fadell And Jim McCarthy Talk Our Connected (Commerce) Future
April 13, 2017

Digital, to be sure, is one path commerce is taking and will take. The question is, what else does the future hold for us, interconnected as we will be? As discussed at one Innovation Project panel, commerce hinges on safety and a data-based Bill of...

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SharkNinja And The Value-Added Future
April 04, 2017

William Shakespeare famously wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet” in 1595 — since then it’s been the world’s go-to reminder that what something is is separate from what it’s called. Mostly sound advice...

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Snapcart Raises Additional Funds To Provide Offline Commerce Data In Southeast Asia
March 28, 2017

Snapcart, a startup helping to provide data regarding offline commerce in Southeast Asia, has raised $3 million in pre-Series A funding. According to TechCrunch, the company raised $1.7 million in early 2016, and this new funding should push it towards a Series A round before the end...

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Moving Beyond the Buy Button in Commerce
March 16, 2017

Fitting that voice should be the topic of our inaugural "Voices of IP" segment, as Vice President of Amazon Pay Patrick Gauthier chats with PYMNTS about the tailwinds pushing voice toward a new prominence in payments.

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Uber of X: Cloud Of Goods Is The Uber For Vacations
March 10, 2017

Going on vacation with family, or groups in general, can be a trying experience. From packing clothes and shoes to securing the hotel and restaurant reservation, there are a lot of moving parts. In addition to all of these facets of the traveling process, those needing to...

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The Stranger Side Of Valentine’s Day Commerce
February 14, 2017

Love. Being Valentine’s Day, love is on everyone’s mind — today is our national celebration of the concept of affection. And it is hard to argue against love, given all the good things it has given humanity over the years. Sonnets, love songs, and heart-shaped boxes...

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Super-Sizing Commerce For The Super Bowl
February 04, 2017

For sports fans, particularly football lovers, the real Christmas comes tomorrow. Super Bowl LI is less than 24 hours away from kicking off and deciding once and for all which city is better — Atlanta or Boston (though obviously it’s Boston — since the global...