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January 12, 2017
Yes, No, Maybe: Amazon, eBay And Apple
Merchant Innovation // February 08, 2016

With Iowa in the bag and New Hampshire set to be decided a little over 24 hours from now, election season is officially in full swing. The mainstream news media can finally give themselves over totally and completely to the full-blown horserace coverage they’ve been...

Apple’s Good News, Bad News Earnings
Apple Pay // January 27, 2016

After weeks of waiting and endless speculation, Apple’s Q1 results are in. It looks like the speculation won’t be ending anytime soon. While not the victory march that last year’s Q1 earnings report was, CEO Tim Cook at no point mentioned it being the “Year...

Making Sense of Data’s Deluge
Company Spotlight // July 15, 2015

Making sense of the ton of data out there is both an art and a science. Payments execs need the right analytics tools (science) to confidently interpret multiple data streams to pinpoint key consumer behaviors (art). MPD’s CEO Karen Webster sat down with Fred Grigsby...

Omnichannel’s Ugly Side
B2B Payments // June 26, 2015

An omnichannel platform gives consumers and businesses the ability to shop anywhere and at anytime, but this presents a unique challenge to the sellers expected to satisfy the demand for products across channels. PYMNTS sat down with Ahin Thomas, head of marketing at Symphony Commerce,...