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Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

The payments provider has worked to stay at the cutting edge of relevant trends, including the buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that are currently experiencing massive growth and are expected to surge during the holidays. Adding social media capabilities could further enhance PayPal’s offerings for retailers. “We

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Digital Is Turning Retail Into An On-Demand Model

Retail TouchPoints

To accomplish this, operational models need to be adapted quickly. Predicting what’s to come isn’t easy, but having a robust network infrastructure in place would allow retailers to deploy new services rapidly when they’re ready to add them — regardless of where stores are located, or how long they’ve been established.