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5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball
September 04, 2019

Professional baseball, to the annoyance of some real and would-be fans, remains in very large part an analog game, given the reliance on human umpires and adherence to traditions that date back to your grandfather’s time. But when it comes to 5G mobile network technology,...

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Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online
September 02, 2019

Mobile sports betting is quickly growing to a point where New Jersey is close to topping Las Vegas as the country’s biggest market, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. 2) The Supreme Court ruled that states can establish their own betting system, but not...

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5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
August 26, 2019

Everyone in retail and payments is – or should be – getting ready for 5G mobile network technology. More potential and real 5G use cases keep popping up (more about that in just a bit), but it also pays to keep in mind that as...

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Why It’s Time To Break Mobile Commerce Stereotypes
August 19, 2019

Don’t count out older consumers when it comes to mobile commerce – that’s one trend going forward into the 2020s that is important as the population continues to age. That said, there seems little question that younger consumers will continue to drive most changes in...

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How Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
August 13, 2019

It can be challenging to recall the fear brick-and-mortar retailers had of mobile commerce seven to 10 years ago. Those merchants often viewed consumers walking aisles with mobile phones as a threat because those consumers were often checking the prices of products on Amazon, using...

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Digital Restaurant Payment Platform Announces Starbucks Integration
July 23, 2019

Brightloom, formerly eatsa, has rebranded itself as an integrated digital platform for restaurants. The company is offering a complete end-to-end, cloud-based software-as-a-service platform, allowing any restaurant to provide its own mobile engagement, loyalty and omnichannel digital ordering offerings to its guests. Along with the rebrand...

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LG Pay Goes Live In US On One The LG G8 ThinQ
July 17, 2019

LG Electronics’ mobile payments solution LG Pay rolled out in the U.S. July 16, but for now, is only available for the LG G8 ThinQTM smartphone. In the coming months, LG Pay will be available on V50 5G, V40, G7 and V35 and will work...

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Report: Minding The Mobile Card Services Interest Vs Usage Gap
July 10, 2019

Smartphones deliver alerts on everything from when a storm is coming to when a favorite actor is in the news. They can also let consumers know something arguably more important: when a purchase posts to their credit cards or cards they share with partners or...

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Santander Shows One Way Forward For 5G And Banks
June 24, 2019

Financial institutions are constantly on the hunt for an edge when it comes to mobile banking and other innovations, and that’s playing out with new, emerging 5G mobile network technology. One of the most recent developments comes from Spain-based bank Santander. According to a press...