| Skava And The Power Of Consumer Intent
Imagine what would happen to retail sales and conversions if retailers knew their consumers so well that, when they visited a site, a shopping cart filled with all of the things they wanted to buy was ready for them. Skava CEO, Arish Ali, tells Karen Webster that itâs possibleâprovided that the merchant understands that shopperâs intent. Hereâs his theory on getting to that retail nirvana. Read More... |
| Contextual Commerce Comes To Higher Ed
Getting tuition paid is one headache. Sending tuition abroad can cause headaches of a different sort: How do you know if the check to Europe for Juniorâs semester abroad will make it safely from New York, for instance? One partnership, between Cashnet and Flywire, seeks to smooth payments for international students by making payment contextual and part of the billing process, as Flywireâs EVP of education, Sharon Butler, tells PYMNTS.
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| Financial Services Innovation/Inertia Tug of War
As traditional financial services firms find themselves challenged by FinTech and other upstarts, the choiceâwhen it comes to products, services and even cultureâis to change or stay the course. But, as John Epperson, principal at Crowe Horwath LLP and Jason Henrichs, MD at FinTech Forge, told PYMNTS, why inertia often wins. Read More... |
| | B2B Payments | | Mastercard Launches B2B Payments Hub
Think the paper check is dead? Think again â it's still alive and well, and behind most of the B2B payments. But Mastercard and new business partner AvidXchange are taking on that problem with the launch of Mastercardâs B2B Payments Hub to help âthe Mighty Middleâ improve their invoicing and payment processes. Karen Webster chatted with Avid's CEO Michael Praeger and Mastercardâs Richard Crum, about the Hub and what's next for B2B payments. Read More... |
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