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Millennial purchases are fueled by convenience, efficiency and value, and with the recent announcement of Instant Pick Up, Amazon has taken another step in the right direction, writes Gil Don, CEO of Splitit.

Financial institutions need to take notice of this phenomenon and ramp up their payments infrastructure to support these developments, writes Chet Kamat, senior vice president of Oracle Financial Services.

Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Market Inc. won quick U.S. antitrust approval, showing that concerns in Washington about the growing power of technology companies weren’t enough to derail the online retailer’s biggest-ever acquisition.

The Minneapolis retail big-box chain aims to enhance the efficiency and profitability of a web business that has suffered setbacks in recent years

Both merchants and consumers still see the act of making a payment as a barrier and again look to technology to enhance the experience, writes Chris Koide, senior advisor and vice president of financial services for Bambora North America.

Critics of the industrial bank charter, as well as those who support more mixing of banking and commerce, describe the intent of industrial banks inaccurately.

Push Payments' Travis Dulaney discusses the Fed task force report; Brian Roemmele talks voice pay.

Customers can ask Amazon’s virtual assistant about account balances, spending habits and financial questions that they may be too embarrassed to ask a human.

Amazon.com Inc. is kicking off in Singapore with its most aggressive service yet, offering the Prime Now two-hour delivery service on everything from chilled Tiger beer to Samsung mobile phones.

Many companies in the payments industry position themselves as the answer to the competitive threat of Amazon. But that's not the only option out there.

A handful of underfinanced startups aren’t enough to sink the industry. Community banks will survive digital disruption so long as they concentrate on what their customers want and need.

Turning a pre-existing digital payment network into an in-store line buster has been a key play for Starbucks and Square, and Amazon is weighing in with its own app that allows its huge network of users to streamline retail experiences.

When you look at the potent combination of Prime customers (who are the only ones eligible to shop on Prime Day) and Echo owners, Amazon was shrewd to give those customers extra special treatment.

The concept of digital payments doesn't often cross paths with the concept of robots moving autonomously through our world. But in a few cases, robots have been created to handle payments and deliver goods.

Amazon's third annual Prime Day will likely share the immense success of its two first years, but Amazon's goal with this invented holiday isn't just about driving sales.

Vantiv's transaction enables it to offer payments technology in more channels, more markets, and entice grocers with services to counter Amazon.

Retailers are worried about the online giant’s move into bricks-and-mortar retailing. For example, Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. wiped $17 billion off the value of Walmart.

Not content to have Amazon and Walmart steal all the thunder, Target has begun a pilot of a grocery delivery service called “Restock,” with terms that are designed specifically to make its rivals look slower and more expensive.

For years, Amazon.com Inc. was the go-to place for online merchants. Increasingly, however, the e-commerce behemoth has competition for the hearts and minds of millions of mom and pops.

Synchrony Financial and Alliance Data Systems are particularly vulnerable to recent shifts in Americans’ shopping habits, according to new research from Moody’s Investors Service.