The number of mobile point of sale terminals worldwide jumped from 4.5 million to 9.5 million between 2011 and 2012. Analysts predict that over the next five years, mPOS terminals will continue to proliferate, reaching 38 million by 2017. Those findings come from PYMNTS’ June...
Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s Midyear Review: a look into what the leaders of the payments industry have seen and accomplished this calendar year, and how they see trends playing out for the rest of 2013. We ask a top executive from each payments player the same...
Welcome to PYMNTS.com’s Midyear Review: a look into what the leaders of the payments industry have seen and accomplished this calendar year, and how they see trends playing out for the rest of 2013. We ask a top executive from each payments player the same...
The MPOS revolution is changing the way businesses across many verticals operate. But perhaps no merchant base is better suited to benefit from this shift than the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry. Described by Food Service Warehouse as restaurants known for “fast, efficient take-out-ready foods...
To build an MPOS solution, or to buy one: that is the question. As retailers and merchants look to build out their unique mobile point of sale platforms, they’re faced with no shortage of difficult questions. How can they produce a solution specific enough to...
Hardware is the razor, and software is the blade. That’s the strongest analogy made in PYMNTS.com’s May 2013 edition of our MPOS Tracker: a monthly report designed to organize a chaotic and dynamic MPOS ecosystem. This month’s iteration highlighted the increasing importance of software in...
For many, when you think of loyalty or rewards programs, airlines are among the first businesses the come to mind. According to Barry Green, VP customer relationship management at Etihad Airways, that puts even more pressure on airlines to stand out in the crowd....
French payments terminal company Ingenico is aiming to grow its annual revenue to above $2.3 billion in 2016. Essential to this growth is mobile point of sale powerhouse ROAM. Just a few weeks ago Ingenico laid out plans during its Investor Day to accelerate its...
Do Eric Ries’ Lean Startup principles apply to payments companies? That’s what an impressive group of six executives from the payments world tried to figure out during Day Two of The Innovation Project 2013. Joined on stage by Ries himself, the panelists debated whether payments...
