Mobile Commerce

Merchant Innovation
OpenTable Expands Pay At Table Feature Nationwide
August 11, 2014

After a 20 venue test run in San Francisco, Priceline’s OpenTable app is poised to go nationwide. 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...

Merchant Innovation
5 Billion More Chances To Buy
August 08, 2014

Americans get 5 billion emails a day and 75 percent of them are viewed on mobile devices. @Pay has taken this 30 year old communications tool and turned it into a powerful point of sale. PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster caught-up with @Pay’s CEO John Killoran...

Report That E-Commerce Firm Fab.com Has Put Itself On The Market
August 08, 2014

Home design e-tailer Fab.com is in talks to be acquired, according to comments its CEO made to Forbes.com. 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...

Mobile Commerce
Mobile Wallet Meets Social Media Identity Theft
August 07, 2014

It comes as no surprise that people tend to share a lot—far too much, most likely—on social media. But one company is flagging that when consumers combine mobile wallets with a very sharing-oriented social persona, identity theft problems are inevitable. Get the Full Story Complete...

Europe
UK Mobile P2P Scheme Gets 1M Users In First 100 Days
August 07, 2014

The Paym service seems to be taking off among British banking customers. More than a million users have signed on to use the service, which allows (U.K. equivalent) ACH transfers of funds between mobile numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Merchant Innovation
A Banking App Using Augmented Reality?
August 07, 2014

The terms “augmented reality” and “banking app” are not typically found in the same sentence, but a New Zealand bank app made an exception. Starting in September, customers will be able to manage their accounts “by sliding their credit or debit card under their phone,...

Cool
Could Apple Reinvent Restaurant Reservations and Payment?
August 07, 2014

OpenTable reinvented the restaurant reservation dining scene 16 years ago and more recently introduced mobile payments into the mix. But is Apple next up to reinvent the dining experience for hungry people and restaurateurs? MPD CEO Karen Webster shares two separate but related data points...

Merchant Innovation
Twitter Shopping Service Leaks Out Through App Feature
August 07, 2014

If Twitter is trying to keep its imminent commerce plans confidential, it should probably clue in its mobile app developers, who have made visible a preference option for “payment and shipping” in its Android app. (It’s apparently not been yet made visible in the iOS...

Mobile Commerce
Another OpenTable Competitor Launches – And Its Mobile
August 07, 2014

Up until now, Sosh has functioned as a recommendations app focused on helping users enjoy the city they find themselves in through general recommendations.  The service is now refining its offering with the launch of Sosh Concierge, which is squarely focusing its attention on restaurants....