Mobile Commerce

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Weird Stuff In Payments
November 24, 2014

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Bigcommerce Gets Big Bucks
November 24, 2014

E-Commerce services firm Bigcommerce has emptied an investment shopping cart to the tune of $50 million, courtesy of SoftBank Capital, American Express Ventures, Telstra Ventures, Revolution Growth and General Catalyst, Recode reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

How To Ignite Issuer-Branded Mobile Wallets
November 21, 2014

In the weeks post Apple Pay’s launch, conversations around igniting mobile wallets – and what consumers actually expect from them – have spun in various directions. On the issuer front, while they seek that visibility and added utility to strengthen customer relationships, they still struggle...

Cool
Who’s Driving eCommerce Spend?
November 21, 2014

In the late 90’s there was a popular bumper sticker “Think Globally, Act Locally,” that had all but disappeared by the mid-2000’s when their original owners bought Priuses, which successfully conveyed the same message without the risk to the paint that accompanies a bumper sticker....

Apple Pay
MasterCard: Security Is Nice, Functionality Is Better
November 21, 2014

MasterCard sees mobile payment security as crucial, but it’s power is relevant only to the point that shoppers are actually using it. And with Apple Pay, that is starting to happening meaningfully. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Apple Pay: The Road To Ubiquity
November 21, 2014

The one-month anniversary of Apple Pay’s official launch prompts the payments ecosystem to ask where we were, where we are, and where we’re going. To celebrate, speculate and make predictions about the road to Apple Pay (and mobile payments) ubiquity, MPD CEO Karen Webster caught...

Merchant Innovation
TSYS, linked2pay Offer Omni Payments For Merchants
November 21, 2014

TSYS recently announced an agreement with cloud-based technology linked2pay, which allows customers to easily pay online or by mobile phone using a credit card or ACH, according to a TSYS release.

Tickets.com Rolls Out Apple Pay
November 20, 2014

Tickets.com announced yesterday that they have officially launched the first venue ticketing integration to support the Apple Pay service. The Bushnell, a new app, is now available on the App Store, where customers of The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Harford, CT, may...

Enterprise Mobile Dollars Pouring To iPhone
November 20, 2014

Although Blackberry has been trying to woo corporate smartphone dollars with an appeal to security fears, it has been losing corporate marketshare to Apple at a rapid clip. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...