Retailers
Conventional high street chain and department stores, as well as independent merchants, which sell goods and services at physical points of sale. Innovations such as NFC and InStore Mobile solutions are revolutionising the way shoppers can make transactions, with advancements appearing in Starbucks and Marks&Spencer.
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Marqeta snags USD14m for reward generating payment platform
17 May 13
- PaymentEye
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Marqeta, a San Francisco-based firm that offers users in-store credit if they prepay for items, has received USD14m in a Series B funding round led by existing investor Greylock Partners and new investor Commerce Ventures.
Marqeta, which launched in ...
How PayPal, Square & Groupon are battling to control the cash register
The battle for control of the payments market is moving into a new arena: point-of-sale services. PayPal, Square and Groupon are all launching new solutions aimed at getting both major retailers and small businesses using their services. For the winner, ...
Facebook teams with target in social commerce push
US retail chain Target is launching hundreds of discount offers on Facebook that users automatically share with friends when they claim them in an effort to drive more shoppers into its stores (according to StrategyEye). Starting with around 700 offers ...
Increase in online shopping due to weather conditions
15 Apr 13
- PaymentEye
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According to This Is Money, wintry weather last month caused an increase in sales for the already booming e-commerce sector.
Statistics from Barclaycard showed that online spending was up by 12% in March, compared to just 0.4% in high street sales. ...
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