growth

Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone

Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
Apple’s Earnings Pivot: It’s The Ecosystem, Not The Phone
January 30, 2019  |  Earnings

It’s all about the ecosystem, not the iPhones. If there was one takeaway from the earnings call yesterday (Jan. 29) with Apple CEO Tim Cook, that would be...

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eBay Points To Payments As Key Q4 Highlight
eBay Points To Payments As Key Q4 Highlight
January 30, 2019  |  Earnings

In Q4, eBay saw deceleration into the end of the year, in part, on macro headwinds internationally as buyer volumes slowed, but still logged growth...

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Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery
Starbucks Hits 16.3M Mobile Users, Eyes Expanded Delivery
January 25, 2019  |  Earnings

After a disappointing holiday quarter in 2017, the pressure was on Starbucks, which reported its most recent quarterly earnings yesterday (Jan. 24). Investors were eager to see...

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Visa, Yelp Pair On SMB Advertising
Visa, Yelp Pair On SMB Advertising
January 24, 2019  |  News

Visa and Yelp are pairing on an advertising initiative for U.S.-based small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), eyeing increased presence on the latter’s local search service....

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Where Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
Where Payments And Funding Fit Into The SMB Growth Trajectory
January 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For a small business (SMB) to grow enough to expand across borders is an accomplishment by any definition, considering how many hurdles stand in a...

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Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
January 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Last year was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), declared Brighterion CEO Dr. Akli Adjaoute for PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. The technology is proliferating financial markets,...

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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019  |  Healthcare

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent...

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How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains strong in the U.S., riding on the optimism of a strengthening economy that brings new opportunity for revenue growth. This is particularly...

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