It started with the Rite Aide and then spread to CVS, now, according to NYT reporting the battle for the merchants between Apple and MCX is heating up as more major retailers are finding that though they might be interested in taking mobile payments, they...
In the weeks following the Apple Pay debut, players in the industry have been figuring out ways to complement, or compete against, the new mobile payments juggernaut. Within the world of mPOS, that means Apple Pay is being worked into existing platforms – a work...
The war on obesity is starting to wrack up casualties from causes other than diabetes and heat disease. McDonalds has seen its profits take a 30 percent hit in Q3 2014. The problems on U.S. soil with changing opinions on fast food were compounded by...
When it was announced that Apple was adding TouchID to the next gen iPad, some questioned if it was a precursor to making ApplePay available as well. That seemed unlikely, since the iPad did not seem to come with an NFC Chip. Get the Full...
After weeks of waiting and speculating, Apple Pay went live and the payments industry stood back and watched things play out. Something wonderful happened- lots of people suddenly took lots of interest in mobile payments and a small army appeared on Twitter to pay by...
What does it take to enable the future of commerce? We’re no longer talking contactless payments on just smartphones and tablets – the focus is now on turning every device into a commerce device, says MasterCard’s Chief Emerging Payments Officer Ed McLaughlin. To coincide with...
A few additional details are emerging about the startup former Apple exec and JCPenney CEO is running and it appears to be focused on customer service and helping shoppers make better purchase decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Pop quiz—what is the best type of customer? Although “rich” might be the easiest go-to answer, “loyal” is perhaps a better answer because, over the life of a business, a loyal customer who buys often and recommends the establishment to others is more valuable than a...
When people think e-commerce, they think Amazon, or eBay or maybe Netflix — some provider of a digital marketplace for the purchase of goods or digital services. Hair salons — well, services don’t get more real world, brick-and-mortar-based commerce than that, right? MPD CEO Karen...
