Payments processing service Vantiv has announced a new business payments partnership with Microsoft. Vantiv will integrate its mobile POS-based payments processing solution with the Microsoft Dynamics business suite, Retail Customer Experience reported on Jan. 14. “Vantiv is a leader in helping retailers implement omnichannel payments...
Our latest November 2013 MPOS Tracker finds that the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) sector is in the midst of rapid expansion. But, despite this growth, not all players in the ecosystem stand to gain in 2014 and beyond. Our new report suggests the coming months could...
Spurred by stories of Steve Jobs and his unconventional approach at Apple, executives across all industries have begun forsaking consumer input when designing products. As Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, Phil Schiller famously said that, “it’s not a customer’s job to know [what...
Mobile commerce platform provider ROAM has announced the launch of a new mobile payments engine. The company said in a January 13 press release that ROAMmcm 5 allows merchants to manage payments coming from multiple devices, integrate with mobile wallets and configure mobile-oriented anti-fraud measures....
Steady growth continues to define the mPOS market as new and old players stake their claims as the top choice for both consumers and merchants. This month’s report details some of the major events in the space and explores the directions that the market could...
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor remained at 89.0 in December, as consumer confidence in the economy rose to its highest level since July. However, consumers’ spending intentions declined, according to Discover Financial Services. Significantly more respondents believed economic conditions were improving heading into 2014, Discover...
MasterCard has acquired Provus, an independent payment processor based in Turkey, the payment card network announced. Neither MasterCard nor Provus disclosed the terms of the sale. Founded in 2001, Provus is based in Istanbul. The acquisition is designed to strengthen MasterCard’s presence in the region....
Discover-accredited testing services will be available now in UL test labs. This will include “full-functional card testing in conformity with Discover requirements” for D-PAS cards, according to ATM Marketplace. The testing services check all aspects of smart cards, including physical features, and compatibility with EMV...
Released on December 23, a new report from comScore sought to assess the top 50 desktop websites for the month of November, finding that Yahoo and its affiliated websites had the most unique visitors during the study period. Rounding out the top five websites were...
