A new survey has 40 percent of U.S. online shoppers saying that they like the idea of mobile payments and prefer that idea to carrying around a wallet. How much that interest in using mobile payments will translate to shoppers actually using mobile payments is...
As if Amazon and eBay needed more reasons to worry about Alibaba—which might also be getting frighteningly tight with Apple—founder Jack Ma said Thursday (Nov. 20) that Alibaba is creating an international version of Taobao, it’s E-Commerce marketplace, to serve shoppers in several languages, including...
Given the fresh popularity boost that Apple Pay has given NFC, concerns about the transmission’s use outside of Apple Pay has raised security concerns. Two companies, Oberthur Technologies and Mobeewave, are leveraging those fears and have rolled out a product designed to turn any NFC...
When Apple released its software developer kit on Tuesday (Nov. 18) for the payment-enabled Apple Watch, it was signaling that its watch is coming soon. But not soon enough for PayPal, which also rolled out its watch-like payment mechanism support for its Pebble app, on...
Apple Pay has signed on hundreds of grocery stores throughout the country this week, just in time for the Thanksgiving holidays. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Adobe Digital Index says that online stores that enable digital wallet payment options are likely to experience a higher conversion rate, with customers 10% more likely to check out when a mobile wallet option is available. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
If you can download Google Wallet and can somehow persuade enough friends—OK, if you’re trying to force them to use Google Wallet, maybe you better go for acquaintances and distant relatives from your spouse’s family—to do the same, you could pull in $100. Get the...
Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue was featured yesterday on The Tech Report in a segment that utilized the iPhone 6 to make purchases using the newest mobile wallets solution, Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The full capacity of Apple Pay is yet to be seen since its September launch, but it’s predicted that Apple’s mobile wallet could make up for as much as 20 percent of the payments market by 2019, Investors.com reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
