Merchant Innovation

Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership
Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership
May 24, 2018  |  Personnel

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. That doesn’t fly in today’s fast-moving and competitive...

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Facebook’s Marketplace Adds Home Services
Facebook’s Marketplace Adds Home Services
May 23, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Starting now, thousands of home services professionals will be available via Facebook. The social media site’s Marketplace platform is rolling out a new feature designed...

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Hy-Vee’s First Wahlburgers Restaurant Opens In Minnesota
Hy-Vee’s First Wahlburgers Restaurant Opens In Minnesota
May 23, 2018  |  Retail

Hy-Vee amps up its partnership with the Wahlberg brothers by opening its first Wahlburgers restaurant at the Mall of America in Minnesota. The opening comes...

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Santander Online Banking Debuts In UK
Santander Online Banking Debuts In UK
May 14, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Santander Online, the Spanish banking giant and lender, is gearing up to launch a digital bank in the U.K. that is a standalone operation. The...

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For Goldman And Apple, One Word: Plastic (Cards, That Is)
For Goldman And Apple, One Word: Plastic (Cards, That Is)
May 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Two marquee names — one in tech and the other in finance — and a card between them. News came Thursday (May 10) that Apple...

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Best Buy Minimizes Iconic Price Tag In New Logo
Best Buy Minimizes Iconic Price Tag In New Logo
May 10, 2018  |  Retail

As part of a rebranding effort, Best Buy has updated its famous logo. The new design moves the company’s wordmark outside the giant yellow tag,...

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Visa And PayPal Extend Partnership To Canada
Visa And PayPal Extend Partnership To Canada
May 10, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa and PayPal announced news on Wednesday (May 9) that they have expanded their strategic partnership to include Canada, where the two companies will work together...

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Instagram Bows New Business Tools Focused On Messaging, Booking, Payments
Instagram Bows New Business Tools Focused On Messaging, Booking, Payments
May 08, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

In an effort to boost its presence in the business realm, Instagram unveiled new features on the social networking platform that will help users contact...

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Discover Forgives Fees — Well, Some — For Checking, Savings And Money Market Customers
Discover Forgives Fees — Well, Some — For Checking, Savings And Money Market Customers
May 08, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Discover is in a forgiving mood. The payments company on Tuesday (May 8) launched a fee forgiveness program that applies to Discover’s cashback checking, savings...

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