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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers
From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers
January 02, 2017  |  Tracker Series

Holy moly, 2016 was quite a year. Month to month, PYMNTS.com follows the innovation that’s reshaping the payments and commerce ecosystem. As 2016 wrapped up,...

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Shopify’s Grand Retail Experiment
Shopify’s Grand Retail Experiment
December 30, 2016  |  Retail

While the shift to the online space is often seen as the great game-changer in retail, Loren Padelford, vice president and general manager of Shopify...

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Gigging For The Holidays
Gigging For The Holidays
December 30, 2016  |  Gig Economy

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year — to bring in some extra cash, that is. Gifting is expensive. Consumers in the...

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What Hit — And Missed — In 2016
What Hit — And Missed — In 2016
December 30, 2016  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

When it comes down to writing year-in-review roundups about what surged and what didn’t in any given year, the challenge is always in not omitting...

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Loop Commerce Makes eGifting 24/7/365, Day-Of
Loop Commerce Makes eGifting 24/7/365, Day-Of
December 29, 2016  |  Retail

It’s the worst. You want to buy a gift for a friend. You spend hours online searching for just the right thing. You find it....

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Payments 2016: The Year Of Major Shifts
Payments 2016: The Year Of Major Shifts
December 29, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

Commerce paradigms are shifting, but with new technologies and quickening innovation, the question remains if real value is still being delivered. Michelle Tinsley, director of...

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The Big Questions For Mobile In 2017
The Big Questions For Mobile In 2017
December 29, 2016  |  Mobile

Well, the gifts have been opened, the turkey is a memory being celebrated in cold sandwich form this week and the malls are once again full...

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Payments And The Transformation Of Etsy
Payments And The Transformation Of Etsy
December 28, 2016  |  eCommerce

Payments is regarded as much more than “plumbing” for every retailer now, and for marketplaces, they can be transformative. James Esposito, senior director of payments,...

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Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation
Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation
December 28, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The...

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