Smartphones and tablets during the first quarter of 2014 were used to initiate 34 percent of online retail sales in the United Kingdom, with 48 percent of visits to retailers’ websites being done with smartphones and tablets, a new research report shows. Get the Full...
There’s no question that mobile has given merchants a whole new way to reach customers. But, it’s also given merchants a whole new set of things to worry about. Kount’s latest survey of 2000 merchants reveals that there’s been a marked increase in the number...
The fees companies pay to accept card payments from customers have long been a point of contention. An Australian company, eWAY, is using a system from Xero that automates the ability to enable a surcharge on card payments while also giving buyers the chance to...
ControlScan announced on May 29 that it had redesigned its PCI Compliance Guide website. The payment security and compliance solution provider said in a company statement that the website is meant to keep merchant service providers (MSPs) and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) current on changes...
Google announced during the Google Analytics Summit 2014 that it had created a new feature designed to better understand customer behavior and the effectiveness of merchandising efforts. The Internet powerhouse company released what it calls “Enhanced Ecommerce,” in an effort to help businesses better understand...
Apps are limiting business models, and the basic “pay to play” model has been challenged, according to recent analysis from Bango, a mobile payments solution for app stores such as Google Play, BlackBerry World, Windows Phone Store and Firefox Marketplace. The results shared exclusively with...
On May 29, DSB Bank announced that it had launched DBS PayLah!, its mobile wallet application. According to a recent Today article, the application lets DSB customers, as well as POSB customers, to use their mobile phones to pay for purchases, send and receive funds...
Playing in the sand is something generally meant for kids playing at the beach, but the phrase is going to take on new meaning, thanks to Thomson Reuters, Fidelity Investments and Amazon.com. The three companies launched Fintech Sandbox, which is designed too support technology startups...
Taxi driver in London are mad as hell, and not going to take it anymore, according reports in Business Insider. Taxi drivers are planning to move ahead with a protest aimed at shutting down large sections of central London with traffic, congestion, noise and chaos over...
