May 21, 2015
WordPress Enters The eCommerce Game
More than one-fifth of the world’s websites are built on the WordPress content management system, so it’s safe to say that WordPress parent company Automattic knows a thing or two...
May 21, 2015
Online Shopping Is Forcing A Warehouse Evolution
The world’s buying habits are changing, most obviously through the emergence of online shopping. While both B2B and B2C buyers have experienced this dramatic shift in the form of international...
May 21, 2015
What Payments Wants In A Biz Partner More Than Innovation
Innovation is what propels the world forward, but for some members of the payments industry, innovators are simply too risky. That’s the conclusion of a new study conducted by CAN...
May 21, 2015
Alibaba Builds Confidence In Cross-Border Buying
China’s eCommerce golden child, Alibaba, has made major moves in recent months to strengthen the position of the nation’s small suppliers. Last March, the company struck a partnership with two...
May 21, 2015
WooCommerce Gets Bought Out
WooCommerce, an eCommerce tools company that helps WordPress users turn their site into an online shop, has been bought out by WordPress’ parent company Automattic — making WooCommerce officially a...
May 21, 2015
Target’s Digital Drive Drives Sales
During a time when sales can be rocky for most major retailers, Target posted a better-than-expected first quarter earnings yesterday (May 20) — driven by the company’s push to ramp...
May 21, 2015
Worldpay Grows Global Footprint
In a move to enter one of the fastest growing eCommerce marketplaces in the Asia-Pacific region, Worldpay, a global leading payment processing company, announced in a press release that it...
May 21, 2015
Shopify’s $1.2B IPO
Shopify – a Canadian firm that helps retailers move their goods more efficiently online – announced yesterday (May 20) that it priced its initial public offering at $17 a share....
May 21, 2015
The Starbucks Breach That Wasn’t (And Other Lessons In Security)
One of the many merits of the World Wide Web is its ability to assist in the near instantaneous transmission of vital information around the world – almost at the...
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.
Embedded finance has moved from experiment to expectation, and the results are reshaping the marketplace economy. Nearly every platform now offers embedded payments, wallets or lending, but the real winners are those that turn management of regulation and risk into competitive advantages. Get the details in “Embedded Finance Grows Up: How Online Marketplaces Can Retain Customers and Boost Revenues,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta collaboration.