Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
IRS Questions Yahoo-Alibaba Spinoff As Stocks Slump
September 09, 2015

It hasn’t been an easy few weeks for Alibaba’s stock, which has suffered some hits in the markets. And yesterday (Sept. 8), things got worse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Cross-border Payments
Long-Distance Ride-Sharing Platform BlaBlaCar Raises $160M
September 09, 2015

In the ride-sharing world, the money just keeps coming in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Facebook’s Big Commerce Upgrade
September 09, 2015

While we live in the “there’s an app for that” era, most SMBs don’t want to build an app or don’t have the ability to do so in a productive way. Facebook wants to help by allowing them to customize their business pages such that...

Merchant Innovation
Prime Now Dishes Out Seattle Restaurant Delivery
September 08, 2015

Prime Now perks for customers in Seattle have now expanded to restaurant delivery as Amazon announced yesterday (Sept. 8) that it has partnered with local restaurants to allow customers to browse menus, place orders and track those deliveries in real time. Get the Full Story Complete the...

MasterCard’s Express Lane To Secure Digital Commerce
September 08, 2015

The modern payments business is just about six decades old. For most of that time, the dominant form factor has been the plastic card. But as payments transactions move from being a plastic card swiped (or dipped) at a fixed terminal to a connected device...

Apple’s AI Hiring Surge
September 08, 2015

As the race to create smarter devices moves along, the Apple-Google rivalry is going to heat up, too. And to stay ahead of the curve, a report from Reuters indicates that Apple is making a push to make its smart devices smarter. Get the Full...

Amazon Said To Soon Launch $50 Tablet
September 08, 2015

Amazon is looking to introduce a $50 tablet sporting a 6-inch screen ahead of the all important holiday shopping season, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. 7). That move would come after the company has been less than successful in bringing customers to its...

Mobile Commerce
Zomato Brings Restaurants Online And Looks Toward Payments
September 08, 2015

Zomato has secured another major round of funding as the restaurant search app plans its next moves into food delivery, payments and reservations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

China’s Didi Kuaidi-Uber Funding Battle Heats Up
September 08, 2015

The Didi Kuaidi-Uber rivalry isn’t going away anytime soon, particularly as the two ride-hailing companies vie to get top funding from investors as they both look to expand their services in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...