Mobile

Mobile
LevelUp Levels Up With A New Space
May 07, 2014

The mobile commerce platform LevelUp made news that it has grown its staff by 15 percent, moved into brand new offices in Boston and has big plans for what it wants to do next. If you want in on the scoop (and to watch fun...

Merchant Innovation
Add Now, Buy Later using Twitter with #AmazonCart
May 05, 2014

Amazon shoppers can now buy items from within Twitter.

Cross-border Payments
Blackhawk Launches Virtual Gift Cards for Smartphones in Canada
May 02, 2014

The application allows customers to safely store eligible payment and gift cards on their smartphones and make purchases directly from the phone by simply holding it up to contactless payment terminals.

Mobile
PayPal Joins MyCheck to Allow Mobile Users to Pay and Split Bills When Dining
May 02, 2014

With the restaurant app, consumers will have multiple options to pay right at the table.

Mobile
Survey Says Consumers are Willing Share Info, For Rewards
May 02, 2014

According to a recent survey, One out of two shoppers are happy to share personal information with retailers for a reward.

Cross-border Payments
Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
May 02, 2014

Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.

Mobile
Allpoint and T-Mobile Offer Surcharge-free ATM Network for Mobile Money
May 02, 2014

T-Mobile will offer prepaid cards through the Allpoint network, which would offer surcharge-free ATMs at 43,000 locations.

Cybersecurity
Heartbleed Attack Undetectable on Old Android Devices
May 02, 2014

According to reports, old versions of Android are still vulnerable to the bug.

Mobile
Facebook Stock Jumps After Announcing Mobile Ad Network
May 01, 2014

After starting the day at a deficit, Facebook picked up momentum after announcing several new products at its f8 developer conference, including the Mobile Ad Network.