Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Braintree Powers Cashless Payments For Eventbrite’s Events, Contextually And In Person
September 25, 2017

In contextual commerce, the play’s the thing. Or the concert. Or the game, for that matter. 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...

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Consumers Love The Sharing Economy, But Are Ambivalent About eCommerce
September 06, 2017

Most Americans think ride-sharing — à la services like Lyft and Uber — has been good for the U.S.  Online shopping, on the other hand, seems to cause a wave of much more mixed feelings, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll....

Mobile Commerce
Visa Payments, (Truly) Mobile With Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch
August 28, 2017

Fitbit is debuting its Ionic watch – enabled for Visa payments.  And, as noted Monday by the two companies, and as the data shows in the latest joint “How We Will Pay” study by Visa and PYMNTS, the timing is right for truly mobile payments...

Birkenstock USA CEO Tells Shop Owners Not To Sell Its Products On Amazon
July 27, 2017

Birkenstock USA Chief Executive Officer David Kahan has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to having his company’s products sold on Amazon.com, telling shop owners not to sell the German-made offerings through Amazon’s marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Amazon Interjects Social Through Amazon Spark
July 19, 2017

Amazon recently announced the launch of Amazon Spark, a service designed to improve customers’ ability to find new products. 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...

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Facebook’s New Revenue Strategy: Messenger Ads
July 17, 2017

Even an infinite scroll only generates a finite number of ad clicks. Facebook has just about maximized the amount of money it can make from people scrolling their newsfeeds, so the social media giant is shifting its ad placement focus to sister platforms WhatsApp, Instagram...

Mobile Commerce
Today in Data: Uber in Danger Zone?
July 17, 2017

2017 has not been the best of the best for ride-hailing company Uber. 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....

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Visa Rolls Out Free Person-to-Person Digital Payments In Kenya
July 17, 2017

Visa, the credit card company, is enabling customers of Kenya Visa-affiliated banks to send online payments without paying transactions fees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Xiaomi Shipped 23.16M Smartphones In Second Quarter
July 11, 2017

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone company, has reportedly started providing mobile phone shipments for Q2 2017 after halting the practice last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...