Mobile Commerce

Online and Mobile Still Not That Popular For Holiday Shopping
November 06, 2014

As merchants push to be the top online retailer leading into the holiday shopping rush, November’s Chain Store Guide Consumer Spending Report shows a majority of consumers won’t be shopping online or using their mobile device to make purchases this holiday season. Get the Full Story Complete the...

MCX CEO Comes Up With Reasons To Use His Service
November 06, 2014

After several days of defensive interviews about merchant restrictions and an E-mail data breach, the CEO of MCX is finally talking up advantages for shoppers to try the CurrentC system to be rolled out next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Google’s Restaurant Reservations Play
November 06, 2014

Google is releasing new versions of its Maps mobile app that will let iOS and Android smartphone users make restaurant reservations and get time and price estimates for rides through Uber without leaving the app, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

BofA Merrill Boosts Global Cards
November 05, 2014

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has added some significant new global features for its B2B cards, including expanded country footprints (adding Guatemala and Turkey), real-time account management and integrated global data consolidation in Hong Kong and India, additional B2B payment options in 27 more countries...

ROAM Launches Latest Version of mPOS App Supporting Magstripe, EMV and NFC
November 05, 2014

ROAM, part of the mobile commerce platform provider Ingenico Mobile Solutions, launched its latest version of its mobile point of sale (mPOS) application ROAMpay X5, according to a company release.

What Consumers Pick For Payments – And Why
November 05, 2014

Now in its 4th year, TSYS Consumer Payments Survey had its share of surprises. Like consumers now prefer credit to debit when shopping online and rewards will get them to switch to a new card issuer. Sign of the times (people feeling better about credit...

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Why Alibaba Says It’s Nothing Like Amazon
November 05, 2014

Alibaba is discovering that the Chinese and U.S. E-Commerce marketplace present their own set of challenges, particularly when looking at the urban versus rural market audiences, but the Chinese E-commerce giant believes tapping into a niche market, like farmers, can help boost its online users and sales growth....

CurrentC COO Goes On The Defensive
November 05, 2014

Officials with the not-yet-launched CurrentC mobile payment app from MCX have started trying to defend their app from comparisons with Apple Pay, saying that many of the unkind comments about CurrentC are not true. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Inside The Apple Pay Issuer Contracts
November 05, 2014

When Apple insists on its cut from Apple Pay transactions, it’s not kidding. According to details from a leaked copy of the contract, Apple can request a written certification that the amounts are accurate and if they dispute it, they get to hire an auditor....