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Build Vs. Buy: The MPOS Conundrum
June 19, 2013

To build an MPOS solution, or to buy one: that is the question. As retailers and merchants look to build out their unique mobile point of sale platforms, they’re faced with no shortage of difficult questions. How can they produce a solution specific enough to...

iZettle Joins Clip In Mexican MPOS Race
June 18, 2013

Swedish social payments company and MPOS provider iZettle announced that it will now offer its iOS and Android services in the Mexican market, according to a press release. Mexican merchants are currently being served by recently launched startup Clip, but Square has not yet entered the...

B2B Payments
Study: 41% Of B2B Companies Are eCommerce Adopters
June 12, 2013

B2B companies are increasingly transitioning towards eCommerce transactions, according to a B2B report. The study, “The Emerging Role of B-to-B eCommerce,” stated that 41 percent of B2B marketers are “strong” or “complete” eCommerce adopters. Forty percent are expected to commit to eCommerce by 2014, with...

Shopmium Raises $5.6 Million For Coupon Discovery App
June 04, 2013

Jun 4, 2013 French coupon advertising platform Shopmium ended its Series B funding round with $5.6 million in capital, according to TechCrunch. The money came from investors including Accel Partners, ISAI and Ventech, which added to Shopmium’s undisclosed seed funding earnings. Shopmium’s CEO said the...

Company Spotlight
Innovating “it”: The Path To Discover’s New Card
May 14, 2013

What leads an established payments powerhouse to reengineer an already popular platform? According to Julie Loeger, SVP of brand and acquisition at Discover, the answer is simple: listening to the consumer. PYMNTS.com spoke with Loeger to get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Discover’s...

Company Spotlight
Visa Updates Offers To Let Merchants Eliminate Coupons, Target Rewards
May 13, 2013

As part of a move to “strengthen issuer relationships,” Visa Offers announced a processing enhancement on May 13 that aims to make altering and redeeming discounts through the platform an easier, more effective experience for both merchants and their customers. “Visa has a long history...

B2B Payments
B2B Breakthrough: Discover, Ariba Launch AribaPay
May 08, 2013

Really and truly solving the B2B payments’ problem over the years has been a little bit like proving Fermat’s last theorem – lots and lots have tried and a few have even gotten pretty close. But no one has been able to enter the market...

Company Spotlight
Discover, PayPal Make Merchant Acquiring Momentum
May 07, 2013

On August 22, 2012, Discover and PayPal announced a partnership that positioned the two entities as real threats to the established payments landscape. Now, just eight months later, we’re starting to see the fruits of that partnership, as Discover’s offline PayPal operating rules officially came...

Company Spotlight
ROAM, Ingenico Take On mPOS Ecosystem With New Growth Strategy
April 16, 2013

French payments terminal company Ingenico is aiming to grow its annual revenue to above $2.3 billion in 2016. Essential to this growth is mobile point of sale powerhouse ROAM. Just a few weeks ago Ingenico laid out plans during its Investor Day to accelerate its...