Mobile

ShopX’s 1M Beacon Giveaway
January 22, 2015

Beacon vendor ShopX is planning to give away a million beacons to U.S. retailers in hopes of grabbing a bigger share of the market for its software-as-a-service management platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Mobile
The Facebook Economy (According To Facebook)
January 21, 2015

Facebook has 1.35 billion users and is responsible for $227 billion in global economic impact and 4.5 million jobs, according to a report the social network commissioned from consulting firm Deloitte. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

International
Ingenico Buys The Rest Of ROAM
January 21, 2015

French point-of-sale vendor Ingenico now owns 100 percent of mobile commerce platform ROAM, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Europe
Uber Says It Can Create 50K Jobs, Take 400K Cars Off The Road
January 20, 2015

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he wants to expand operations in Europe, creating 50,000 jobs there and taking 400,000 personal vehicles off the road, according to Re/code. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

ATM Network MoneyPass Hooks Up Banks With Mobile Money Maven Monitise
January 16, 2015

MoneyPass, the U.S Bank-owned ATM network, has cut a deal with U.K.-based Monitise to offer smartphone-based banking services to its customers, the two companies announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Apple Pay Goes Live At Another Grocery Chain, And It Wasn’t As Easy As It...
January 16, 2015

Apple Pay has gone live at yet another regional grocery group. The 217 Lucky, Save Mart and FoodMaxx supermarkets in Northern California and Nevada now all officially support Apple’s mobile payment system, their corporate parent announced on Thursday (Jan. 15). Get the Full Story Complete...

International
Mobile Malware Surges In The US, Mainly On Android
January 16, 2015

Mobile users encountered malware nearly twice as often in 2014 than during 2013 — up from 4 percent to 7 percent, CSO Online reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Apple Pay
Apple Watch Will Use A Four-Digit PIN For Payments
January 15, 2015

Apple Watch will use a four-digit passcode that users must type before making Apple Pay payments, CSO Australia reported on Wednesday (Jan. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile
Google’s Apps And Developers Outgrew Apple’s In 2014
January 14, 2015

A new report from analytics vendor appFigures says Google Play’s app market has outrun Apple’s App Store in 2014 for the first time in the number of new apps, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...