Mobile Commerce

In Depth
Should Banks Build, Buy Or Borrow Innovation?
December 16, 2015

Bricks and mortar KeyBank sees value in partnering up in order to shore up its flanks against FinTech disruption.

Mobile Commerce
Another EMV/Chip-And-PIN mPOS Joins The Market
December 16, 2015

The EMV and chip-and-PIN space just got a little more crowded in the United States. Infinite Peripherals, which makes mobile payments hardware, said it has introduced the Infinea mPOS and Infinea mPOS Flat, which the company is billing as all-in-one solutions for the iPhone 5 and...

Paytm Taps Amazon India Exec For Payments Business
December 16, 2015

Paytm has done a little shopping on Amazon … and come away with a new executive for its effort. The Economic Times of India reported yesterday (Dec. 15) that the mobile payments and commerce platform has brought on former Head of Fashion and Lifestyle at Amazon India Vikas...

Mobile Commerce
Do SMBs See The ROI In M-Payments?
December 16, 2015

In the rapidly changing payments landscape, small businesses are often stuck in the middle of how to keep pace with the seismic shift seen across the payments and commerce ecosystems. Balancing how and when to invest in new technologies is tricky, and sometimes means taking...

Mobile Commerce
Samsung Pay Adds 19 More Issuers
December 16, 2015

The roster of financial institutions bringing financial firepower and acceptance to Samsung Pay continues to grow. In a release on Tuesday (Dec. 15), Samsung said that it added 19 new issuers, which helps expand support for PNC Visa credit and debit cards and also KeyBank...

Mobile Commerce
Payments, Data The Key In Enterprise Evolution
December 15, 2015

The movement to cashless payments is having a seismic effect on the global payments system, according to a recent white paper by IDC, titled “Payment Platform: Enabling Enterprise Transformation Through Actionable Data.” The key force driving the adoption of cashless transactions lies with the growing embrace...

Consumer Insights
For Some Retailers, Green Monday Deals Beat Out Black Friday Prices
December 15, 2015

When consumers grumble about “Christmas creep,” they’re usually referring to how the once-contained holiday shopping season has started to sneak its way earlier and earlier into November — and, sometimes, even October. However annoying a premature commercial or radio jingle may be for the shoppers,...

Merchant Innovation
NET-A-PORTER’s Mobile Push
December 15, 2015

Even though the high-profile events of the fashion world take place on a runway with exclusive crowds, NET-A-PORTER is showing that success in modern retail fashion depends on giving customers what they want and when they want it. Digiday explained how NET-A-PORTER is readying a new...

Mobile Commerce
EMV Migration Drives Verifone’s Earnings
December 15, 2015

Verifone’s latest quarterly results got a boost from the movement by companies to embrace chip cards, in tandem with the Oct. 2015 EMV deadline in the United States. The quarter, which ended in October, topped the company’s own expectations, with net income per share of...