Payment gateway provider Merchant Link is adding mobile payments and marketing support to its offerings, thanks to a newly announced agreement with startup Mocapay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The mPOS space has seen a 30 percent year-over-year growth in the last three years. In addition, 30 percent of the top 20 U.S. retailers have deployed mPOS devices in-stores. Today, more than ever, it's easy to envision a world where mPOS is the norm,...
Tencent-owned WeChat has just made mobile shopping even easier for its users. 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...
Payments vendor AP Technology has rolled out a new product called APeChecks, which the company said is pronounced Ape-Checks. The cloud B2B payments platform includes paper checks, eCheck and ACH support. The vendor claimed the new approach can cut payments costs by 80 percent and...
Target, one of the founders of MCX’s CurrentC mobile payment effort, has been using its employees to test the program, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Nov. 4. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Samsung has landed a deal with Coupons.com that will put itself as the first mobile payments carrier to use its own digital wallet to redeem the site’s online coupons in stores, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Alibaba said its sales for China’s Singles Day on Tuesday (Nov. 11) surpassed $2 billion in the first hour — including more than $1 million in Alipay transactions in the first 18 minutes — and 45.7 percent of first-hour sales were via mobile. Get the...
Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma said Tuesday (Nov. 11) that his Alipay payments unit “will definitely go public,” according to a report from Reuters covering Ma’s interview with an official state broadcaster. Alipay was not part of the massive IPO that Alibaba just completed. Get...
Powa Technologies has snagged a new $80 infusion courtesy of Wellington Management as it prepares to launch in the U.S. This comes on top of $76 million Wellington dropped into the mobile payments and e-commerce firm in 2013 Get the Full Story Complete the form...
