Mobile Commerce

Walmart Rolls Out Grocery Pickup Service
February 12, 2015

Frequent customers of Walmart will now have the chance to order their groceries online to be picked up at their local store at certain trial locations, AZ Central reports. The service is being demoed in a few stores in Arizona, Denver, and select locations around Walmart’s headquarters...

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India Checks ‘Pocket’ For New Mobile Wallet
February 12, 2015

Hoping to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive Indian mobile banking market, ICICI Bank announced that it will make its Pockets mobile wallet available on Google Play, even to those who do not have ICICI bank accounts, according to company sources. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Is Google Dumping NFC To Compete With Apple?
February 12, 2015

It seems Google might be considering moving beyond NFC in its quest to compete with Apple Pay, according to new data published in The Information.   The search-giant has reportedly been quietly testing a contextually-aware mobile, bluetooth-based payment system codenamed “Plaso” both in-house and with some...

Google Americas’ Head Georgiadis To Join McDonald’s Board
February 12, 2015

McDonald’s has recently announced that it has named Margo Georgiadis, former president of Google Americas, to its board of directors as part of a shake-up that has resulted in longtime President and CEO Don Thompson’s retirement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

eBay’s $5 Billion Good-Bye Gift To PayPal
February 12, 2015

Shakespeare wrote “parting is such sweet sorrow,” which is mostly true, but could probably be safely amended with “…but $5 billion will cushion the blow some.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Is Square Ready To Ditch The iPad?
February 12, 2015

Though speculating as to whether or not Apple is going to acquire Square has essentially been the payment’s ecosystem’s favorite pastime for the last several years, it seems that for its part, Square is looking to put distance between itself and Cupertino as opposed to joining...

Amazon Competitor Jet.Com Bags $140M In New Funding
February 12, 2015

Jet.com Inc. has closed $140 million in a new round of financing led by Bain Capital Ventures, bringing its total value to almost $600 million. That makes it one of the more valuable tech start-ups on Earth, which is a particularly impressive feat considering they...

Will Mobile Help Corporate Travel Take Off In 2015?
February 12, 2015

So here’s the good news. Corporate travel managers expect travel volumes to increase in 2015, according to AirPlus’ 2015 International Travel Management Study. But here’s the bad news - a third of those travel managers said “mobile payments won’t be relevant” in the space –...

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Shell Pumps PayPal For Mobile Payments
February 11, 2015

Tired of having to get out of the car in the middle of winter to pay for gas? Thanks to a new partnership between PayPal and Shell, payments for filling up can now be done via smartphones, sources from both companies announced. Get the Full...