PYMNTS Launches 'Name That Stock Index' Contest

BOSTON -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PYMNTS.com is excited to announce the upcoming launch of the PYMNTS Stock Index, which tracks the performance of publicly-traded companies involved in all of the major areas of the payment industry. The index will be published each Monday, starting January 30. To celebrate, PYMNTS.com will be running the “Name That Stock Index” contest where one lucky winner will receive a $500 iTunes gift certificate. Click here to enter.

Exclusive to PYMNTS.com, the PYMNTS Stock Index tracks the stock market performance of publicly-traded companies involved in all of the major areas of the payment industry. The overall PYMNTS Stock Index is composed of seven component indices:

• Bank Payment Index: one hundred companies
• Payment Network Index: four companies
• Acquirer & Processor Index: six companies
• POS Equipment & Software Index: five companies
• Prepaid Issuer Index: two companies
• Remittance Index: two companies
• Miscellaneous Payment Index: ten companies

About PYMNTS.com:

PYMNTS.com (www.pymnts.com) is an online media channel that captures user-generated and expert-driven commentary, information, news, and analysis on “what’s next” in the payments sector, worldwide. The site provides a platform for industry professionals to share content related to their latest company and product developments, to tap into the collective commentary and analysis from experts, bloggers, and industry pundits, and to interact with industry thought leaders and other influentials on topics of critical importance to the future of the sector. A joint venture of Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, and Market Platform Dynamics, PYMNTS.com redefines the ways in which B2B news and information is both generated and distributed.

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About Market Platform Dynamics (MPD):

Market Platform Dynamics helps companies find, develop, and monetize innovation. We do this by leveraging the experts, expertise, and ecosystem that we have assembled over several decades of working with the most innovative platforms in the payments, mobile, technology, online, and digital media sectors, worldwide. This work is guided by MPD’s Innovation Platform® - a set of proven tools and rigorous frameworks that create ignition strategies that drive growth and profit.

MPD works with both incumbents and new entrants, offering a unique lens into the dynamics that shape the competitive playing field. In addition to traditional consulting-based services, MPD’s Catalyst Ventures provides intellectual and human capital to new firms. MPD’s experts include economists, econometricians, product development specialists, and strategic marketers who apply cutting-edge business theory and statistical methods to the practical problems of building and growing a profitable catalyst business. MPD is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, and has offices in London and Hong Kong.

For more information, visit www.marketplatforms.com.