Mobile Commerce

PayPal To Split From EBay
September 30, 2014

Declaring that “the industry landscape is changing and each business faces different competitive opportunities and challenges,” eBay CEO John Donahoe announced Tuesday (Sept. 30) that PayPal will be split into its own publicly-traded company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Loyalty & Rewards
Google Wallet’s Loyalty Lift
September 30, 2014

Loyalty and CRM services and technology company Brierley+Partners has announced Google Wallet support that will allow customers to better organize their various loyalty programs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mobile
Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
September 30, 2014

Home rental firm Airbnb is now accepting Alipay, the huge Chinese Internet payment offering, on its site, reports ReCode. 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...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Settings Land On Monday
September 30, 2014

When versions of iOS 8.1 were released Monday (Sept. 29), they included hidden settings for Apple Pay, according to a report in MacRumors. Given that Apple Pay has been announced, the existence of the settings is not surprising. It’s also not surprising that the settings...

Is Apple Pay The (Real) Blackberry Killer?
September 29, 2014

Since the unveiling of Apple Pay, the entire focus of payments has focused on what Act II will look like, give Act I’s very exciting conclusion.  . Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

International
StartUp Finds Gold In Online Transaction Data
September 29, 2014

There is no question that people are buying things online in ever increasing numbers or that they are creating reams of data while they are doing it. What to do with the data–how to use it, how to turn it into something useful, that’s a...

Alternative Finances
New Online to Offline Use Case: App-Based Rent Payments
September 29, 2014

Sometimes a very modern idea can have a throughly retro name, as evidenced by a new app that is seeing if it can move the quintessentially offline experience online.  Though no one has called a home a “pad” since 1989 and no one outside the...

Merchant Innovation
Stripe Supports Facebook’s “Buy” Button
September 29, 2014

In a move that could help solidify its status as the go-to payments power behind social media’s expansion into e-commerce, Stripe has been named Facebook’s partner in developing it’s “buy” button. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Merchant Innovation
Barclay’s Reports Mega Mobile Transaction Volume
September 29, 2014

Barclays UK has announced the bank is now handling more than $6.52 billion in payments and transfers per month through its Pingit and mobile banking applications Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...