Mobile Commerce

Gratuity Grows With E-Payments
February 03, 2015

Ever thought a place could get away with having customers tip 40 percent for a medium coffee just by using an iPad POS system? As POS devices increasingly become more digitized, and as payments increasingly shift to mobile and cards, tipping has also increased to...

Neiman Marcus, Office Depot to Add MasterCard Digital Wallet
February 03, 2015

MasterCard’s digital wallet MasterPass continues to grow as  Mobile Commerce Daily announces that retailers Neiman Marcus and Office Depot will now accept payments from the service, which enables those retailers’ consumers to make purchases in-app without having to go through traditional checkout procedures of entering shipping information...

Study: 55 Percent of Retailers Say Mobile To Drive In-Store Sales
February 03, 2015

Brick-and-mortar retailers are appearing bullish on the prospect of mobile targeting and advertising as ways to drive in-store sales, a development that has made e-commerce giants like Amazon appear less intimidating. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Braintree Releases Q4 2014 Recap
February 03, 2015

On Jan. 31, Braintree CEO Bill Ready released a recap of his company’s Q4 performance, where he highlights the new partnership with PayPal, as well as the huge growth company services, including fund-sharing program Venmo, have experienced thanks to both the PayPal partnership as well...

Paym and the Fed’s Push for Faster Payments
February 03, 2015

On Jan. 26, the Federal Reserve released their plans to explore faster payments more in depth, with a potential release of their study on Feb. 24-26 at the Eastpay Conference in Orlando. While the payments world, to quote MPD CEO Karen Webster, is on “pins and needles”...

PayPal’s In-Store Shopping Division Hit Hardest In First Round Of Lay-Offs
February 03, 2015

About a month after they were first announced, the big layoffs at eBay and PayPal have begun. 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...

Uber Does Your Nails
February 02, 2015

First kittens, then puppies, now manicures. 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 form, you agree to...

US Business Groups to China: Delay New Cybersecurity Rules
February 02, 2015

United States business groups are calling upon China to postpone the implementation of new regulations that some are saying could be a “backdoor” for espionage and hacking by the Chinese government, according to an industry trade letter attained by the BBC. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Q4 Android Shipments Fall for the First Time
February 02, 2015

According to analysis from ABI Research reported in BusinessWire, Q4 2014 was a bad one for Android makers, as competition from Apple and forked Androids caused a decrease in shipments for the first time, most notably Samsung. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...