Mobile Commerce

The Apple PayPal Relationship Warms Up A Little
December 12, 2014

Apple started accepting PayPal in its online retail store in both the U.S. and the U.K. on Thursday (Dec. 11). Although the two companies have been exchanging words of not-niceness regarding its rivalry with mobile in-store payment (ApplePay versus in-store PayPal), its online relationship has...

Company Spotlight
The Big Problems mPOS Solves For Small Merchants
December 11, 2014

This holiday season, mPOS is on fire. In preparation for increased online and in-store sales, retailers have prepped themselves with these mobile devices to eliminate long lines and provide better customer service. This month’s ROAM mPOS Tracker report follows these players, and shows an increasing...

Mobile Commerce
PayPal Pushes Password-less Payments
December 11, 2014

PayPal will be pushing hard to advance password-free authentication now that a complete version of the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) specifications have been published, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday (Dec. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Merchant Innovation
Citi Worked With Apple And IBM On Bank Enterprise Suite
December 11, 2014

In the latest attempt at an IBM-Apple product marriage, the two companies on Wednesday (Dec. 10) unveiled IBM MobileFirst, an iOS enterprise app package that, according to a statement issued by the two firms, “bring IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad...

With No IPO/Acquisition Plans, Square Free To Operate Very Differently
December 11, 2014

Jack Dorsey, the founder of both Twitter and Square, rebels against the Wall Street quarter-to-quarter mindset and plans to keep investing in Square until he sees fit to shift it to profitability. In an interview with the New York Times, Dorsey bridled when asked about...

Mobile Commerce
eBay Plans Thousands Of Layoffs, Donahoe To Leave Board
December 11, 2014

Looks like lots of folk will be leaving eBay—voluntarily or not—as it prepares for next year’s spin-out of PayPal. The company is preparing “at least 3,000” layoffs, which amounts to about 10 percent of its workforce, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. And eBay CEO...

Mobile
Most Of Papa John’s Business Is Now Digital
December 11, 2014

There are now more indications that mobile purchases are now hitting the “more than 50 percent” tipping point. On Monday (Dec. 8), China mobile payment leader Alipay reported that—for the first time—more than half of its transactions were mobile. On Wednesday (Dec. 10), U.S. pizza...

Apple Pay
Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
December 11, 2014

The prospect of an Apple Pay Alibaba deal got a lot more likely on Tuesday (Dec. 9) when Alibaba’s Alipay payments unit said that it will now allow users to authenticate their accounts with the iPhone’s fingerprint sensor instead of a password, indicating, according to...

eBay Releases New iPad App
December 10, 2014

Ebay has overhauled its iPad app with a photo-heavy look and curated categories to bring the feel of brick-and-mortar discovery to mobile shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...