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Omnicommerce
Omnicommerce Tracker: Decking The Virtual Halls For Omnichannel Success?
December 15, 2016

With a little smart omnicommerce planning, it seems merchants are more likely to have happy holidays this year. The latest Omnicommerce Tracker™ features a conversation with Carl Prindle, president and CEO of furniture omnichannel platform Blueport Commerce, with takeaways on what omnichannel strategies were successful...

B2B Payments
Corporate Banks At A Critical Moment
December 15, 2016

Corporate banks around the U.S. are at a fork in the road. While profits have remained relatively strong, the last few years have challenged these FIs in the areas of innovation, disruption and technological progress, and unless they can revamp their efforts to stay ahead,...

Merchant Innovation
Mist Systems Makes Wireless For Smart Device Era
December 14, 2016

Silicon Valley tech startup Mist Systems is pioneering smart wireless networking for the smart device era. Since its founding in 2014, Mist Systems has worked to bring its Mist Intelligent Wireless Cloud and Enterprise-Grade Access Points to corporations across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, health...

Security & Fraud
Chinese Consumer Group Alleges Singles’ Day Discount Fraud
December 14, 2016

A Chinese consumer group is urging the government to investigate fraudulent discount offers from this past Singles’ Day. The Chinese state-backed group alleges that some 17 percent of the holiday discounts offered on this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping event were fake. Get the Full...

Retail
Google’s Self-Driving Project Goes Solo
December 14, 2016

Google’s quest for autonomous vehicle technology officially has a name — Waymo. 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...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Hertz Partners With Shift Technologies
December 14, 2016

Rental car giant Hertz recently announced it teamed up with startup Shift Technologies, said Fortune. Shift Technologies is an online used-car marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
Investment Tracker: Bink Links Payments To Loyalty
December 14, 2016

Overall investment spend for the second full week of December came in at $686 million, swayed by a few key investments across few triple-digit deals, reversing some anemic weeks over the course of the last several and led by B2B deals. That shows up as...

Retail
Amazon Made Majority Of eCommerce Growth In Q3
December 14, 2016

New insight into eCommerce growth in the third quarter of 2016 has found that publicly traded online retailers outperformed even the overall well-performing eCommerce market — with gains largely due to Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
CashStar Releases New eGifting Solution
December 14, 2016

The gift of giving just got a whole lot easier and more digital, thanks to one Portland, Me.–based company. Prepaid commerce solutions provider CashStar recently announced the release of its new Product eGifting solution for retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...