October 08, 2015
Airbnb Eyes China As Next Big Market
Airbnb is eyeing a market that’s getting a lot of attention from the on-demand startup world. Like Uber has discovered, Airbnb is seeing a lot of potential in the massive...
October 06, 2015
India: Builders go to CCI against cement companies
The fight between builders and cement manufacturers has reached the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the fairplay watchdog. The Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Associations of India has filed a...
October 05, 2015
Bitcoin Busts In Australia
Marred by concerns about illegal uses, Australian businesses are saying no to bitcoin en masse — spurred along by a move by Aussie banks last month to close the accounts...
October 02, 2015
Dunkin’ Donuts To Nix 100 Self-Service Kiosks
Millions of Americans start their days with some much-needed morning caffeine from Dunkin’ Donuts stores, but amid slow growth and a downturn in the company’s stock, it’s about to get...
October 02, 2015
Verifone Goes Outside The Box With Mobile Commerce
MPD CEO Karen Webster gets the inside scoop from June Felix, President of Verifone Europe, on the company going “outside the box” — meaning the terminals — as it moves...
September 28, 2015
Bringing Dead Malls Back To Life
With more major retailers announcing same-day delivery programs every month, it seems clear that the modern consumer doesn’t need the traditional mall any more. While rows and rows of shops...
September 24, 2015
Reasonableness In and Out of Negligence Law
Posted by Social Science Research Network Reasonableness In and Out of Negligence Law Benjamin C. Zipursky (Fordham University) Abstract: The word “reasonable” and its cognates figure prominently in innumerable areas...
September 24, 2015
Getting Online With Digital Gift Cards
A retailer who is not prioritizing digital gift cards — and there are a lot of them — is “leaving money on the table”. That’s what Steve Rowen, managing partner...
September 24, 2015
(Pumpkin) Spice Up Your Product
Any retailer would love to experience the decade-plus of success that Starbucks has generated with its Pumpkin Spice Latte. Even those who can’t inject pumpkin flavor into their products (and...
Real-time payments already account for at least 15% of B2B payments volume in the insurance, manufacturing and retail industries. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 500 executives across the retail, insurance, manufacturing and real estate sectors examines how these industries are using real time payments today and their plans for the future. Read more in “The State of Real-Time Payments,” a collaboration with The Clearing House.