July 24, 2012
Payvment CEO Resigns To Get Back Into the Startup Game
Payvment CEO Christian Taylor is leaving the company he founded to re-enter the startup world, TechCrunch reports. Payvment helps 175,000 merchants sell their products on Facebook, and is often referred...
July 24, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 23-24
ShopRunner Appoints Scott Thompson as CEO Bank of America Begins Rollout of Chip Credit Cards to Consumers UK retailers warn on card fees as customers embrace electronic alternatives Why are...
July 23, 2012
Blockbuster Acquires Alpha Bay, A Mobile POS Software Developer
Blockbuster acquired Alpha Bay, a mobile point-of-sale software developer, for an undisclosed amount, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. The video rental company will use its new acquisition to enhance the...
July 23, 2012
MasterCard Reveals High Consumer Confidence In The Middle East
According to the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Confidence, the Middle East is a very upbeat region, especially when compared to Africa and Asia. The survey, conducted among 11,367...
July 23, 2012
Crossborder eCommerce Growing Strong Despite Challenges
A new study conducted by Accenture reveals that despite new regulations, European Retailers are working to grow their business via cross border eCommerce. The report also reveals that online pure...
July 20, 2012
Consumers Love Shopping Through Facebook ― But Expect To Be...
More and more consumers are getting comfortable with social commerce. According to data collected by Monetate, 41 percent of shoppers prefer logging into an eCommerce platform through a social media...
July 16, 2012
UK Web Users Fear eCommerce
A survey conducted by the European Commission reveals that UK users are frightened by services such as eCommerce and Internet banking. This could be attributed to the fact that UK...
July 12, 2012
Chase VP Explains Liquid’s Impact On Prepaid Market
Chase’s latest effort to win over customers that find traditional checking to be too expensive is called Liquid. But the company might be better served calling its new prepaid product...
July 11, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 10-11
China beats out U.S. to be largest smartphone market, Apple share grows eCommerce: 16,000 interviews in 16 countries show developing nations are more digital than us Chase Launches Reloadable Card...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Nearly half of consumers in Mexico shop in-store without using digital shopping features — but merchants hear their customers’ cries for a better experience and are planning to add many. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 33-page report, the “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Mexico Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, features eight charts that provide a blueprint for merchants in Mexico to increase customer satisfaction and drive revenue.