News tagged with merchants
Global mobile payments to top $171 bn: survey
Worldwide mobile payments are expected to top $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9 percent increase from 2011, a research report said Tuesday.
May 29, 2012 |
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PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones (Update)
Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Location-based 'geo-fencing' apps raise privacy concerns
Someone who is in a mall or near a favorite restaurant might get a message on their cellphone about a sale at a store or specials on the menu. Or they could be alerted that their child has left the school grounds.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Google buys online deal aggregator The Dealmap
Google, which is offering an online bargain service in three US cities, has acquired The Dealmap, a company that aggregates local deals.
Aug 02, 2011 |
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eBay buying Zong for $240 million
PayPal owner eBay said Thursday that it has agreed to buy mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million in cash.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Groupon reports smaller 1Q loss, higher revenue
(AP) -- Online deals company Groupon Inc. posted a smaller net loss and sharply higher revenue in the first quarter, helped by increased demand from a growing customer base.
May 14, 2012 |
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Pay by phone: More merchants embrace direct mobile billing
Charge it to my phone. It's the shopper's new mantra as wireless carriers increasingly let users tack on charges - racked up at other online stores - to their phone bills.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Groupon launching appointment scheduling tool
Groupon is launching an online scheduling tool so small businesses can let customers book appointments more easily.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Groupon amends practices after UK probe
(AP) -- A British regulator says online deals site Groupon will change the way it markets its products after drawing criticism from consumers.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Groupon launching in Thailand
Groupon announced Monday it was launching in Thailand, the 47th country for the daily deals site outside the United States.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Irish PayPal expansion to create 1,000 jobs
US online payments giant PayPal is to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland in a major expansion of its operations in the eurozone member, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said on Tuesday.
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Google buys restaurant review service Zagat
(AP) -- Google has bought the restaurant review service Zagat as it tries to help people connect with local businesses.
Sep 08, 2011 |
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American Express to offer coupons via Facebook
(AP) -- American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena.
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Payment startup Square rolls out iPad sales app
(AP) -- First, mobile payment service Square made it easier for merchants to accept credit cards anytime, anywhere, with just a smart phone and a tiny, plastic credit-card reader. Now the startup led by Twitter co-founder ...
May 23, 2011 |
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PayPal to restrict payments to India merchants
(AP) -- PayPal is making more changes to its online payment service in India, saying it will begin restricting the size of payments to merchants in India because of new rules from the Reserve Bank of India.
Jan 29, 2011 |
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Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.
Merchants can be one of two types:
A merchant class characterizes many pre-modern societies. Its status can range from high (the members even eventually achieving titles such as that of Merchant Prince or nabob) to low, as in Chinese culture, owing to the presumed distastefulness of profiting from "mere" trade rather than from labor or the labor of others as in agriculture and craftsmanship.
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