Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Why Did Consumers Suddenly Sour on Mobile Banking and Shopping?
August 19, 2014

According to a new poll by ID security firm Intercede, the people have spoken but it is not in favor of mobile banking or shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Next Big Cyber Threat
August 19, 2014

Thirty-two percent of merchants see mobile as riskier than standard e-commerce, up from 24 percent last year, recent statistics show. As retail foot traffic steadily declines and more consumers make purchases via mobile device, online fraud is quickly becoming a standard practice – and presumably...

Merchant Innovation
E-Commerce Site Wayfair Eyes IPO (In Alibaba’s Shadow)
August 18, 2014

Wayfair Inc. is gunning for $350 million in its upcoming IPO.  Wayfair’s primary business is as an e-retailer for home furnishings, though it also operates several other e-commerce sites, including the membership-based Joss & Main. The company began its IPO process with a confidential filing...

Can Apple With NFC Ignite Mobile Payments?
August 18, 2014

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Mobile Commerce
Always “Plugged-In” Becoming The Norm
August 18, 2014

New data released by CivicScience indicates that almost 70 percent of gadget users unplug from their electronic tethers once a week or less. Some users can’t ever get quite that much distance, almost half (43 percent) report that “unplugged” is not something that ever occurs...

B2B Payments
PYMNTS Innovation Investment Tracker
August 18, 2014

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Mobile Commerce
PayPal’s New Pay After Delivery Service Twists Its Model
August 18, 2014

PayPal has started contacting its customers touting a feature called Pay After Delivery, which puts a new twist on its payment system. PayPal is pitching it as letting shoppers “get your items before you pay at no extra cost.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile Commerce
Why Square Won’t Issue A Long-Expected Credit Card
August 15, 2014

Payments-startup Square, whose card reader plugs into smartphones to let small merchants accept credit and debit cards, has decided against issuing its own brand of card, according to FastCompany. Square has been testing the card over the past year by giving prototypes to employees to...

Uber Shrugs Off Berlin Ban
August 15, 2014

In what will likely go down as one of the more appropriately metal moves of a ridesharing service, the ridesharing service Uber has roundly declare “Nein!” to Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...