Mobile

Apple Sold A Ton Of iPhones In Q3
October 21, 2014

Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings came in just hours after Apple Pay launched Monday (Oct. 20), with Apple delivering several record-breaking revenue, sales and profit numbers. Those numerical victories come from strong sales of the iPhone6 and 6 Plus, which are enduring huge backlogs. Get the Full...

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Take Me Out To The NFC-Game
October 21, 2014

Two Major League Baseball stadiums will be accepting Apple Pay and will do so just in time for the World Series Tuesday (Oct. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Will Apple Pay Prove To Be Payments’ Model T?
October 21, 2014

Henry Ford didn’t invent the car, the internal combustion engine or the wheel— those honors go to Karl Benz, Nikolaus Otto and Eugene Langen (or Eugenio Barsanti and Felice Matteucci) and an unknown early human who lived before the era of patents. And yet when asked about...

Mobile Payments To Benefit From Tech Investments
October 20, 2014

Financial service companies are expected to invest about $110 billion in various payment technologies by 2017, with mobile getting a very healthy percentage of those funds, projects Frost & Sullivan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

You Never Know What You’ll Find On The Internet (Hint Stolen Target Card Data)
October 20, 2014

A report provided at a Russian carding site forum revealed that a cyber-crook has uploaded the details of more than 5 million cards, including those stolen during the Target data breach, according to a Finextra story on Friday (Oct. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the...

MasterCard, Zwipe Put Touch On Contactless Cards
October 20, 2014

MasterCard wants to put its fingerprint on the next contactless payment option — literally. The company announced Friday (Oct. 17) it has partnered with Norwegian firm Zwipe to add a built-in fingerprint sensor to contactless payment cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Starbuck Mobile Ordering Hits Portland, U.S. Launch 2015
October 20, 2014

Mobile ordering is a buzz in Portland’s Starbucks market, as the company announced a new app Thursday (Oct. 16) that will enable customers to order and place up from chosen location. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Alipay Wallet’s Remarkable Volume
October 20, 2014

Alipay Wallet has confirmed 190 million annual active users and is delivering 45 million daily transactions, with more than half of that coming directly from Alipay transactions, reports Technode. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Andreessen Bails From eBay Board
October 20, 2014

Venture Capitalist and Web graphical browsers creator Marc Andreesen has resigned from eBay’s board, pointing to the planned split of PayPal and eBay as making it “the right time to step down,” according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...