Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Square In The Black?
May 16, 2014

Square has been hammered in the news lately about reports of massive losses, dwindling cash reserves and failed products. But leaked emails about its financials as reported by Fortune magazine reveal that its margin on processing isn't that bad and that it claims to be...

Mobile Commerce
Will That Be In Cash? And Other Friday Factoids
May 16, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
Loop mWallet Now Available For Android Users
May 15, 2014

Good news for Android users looking for a mWallet that can be used at pretty much any location a credit card can, Loop is now available in the Google Play store. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

International
Tencent’s Mobile Money Bonanza
May 15, 2014

Competitor Alibaba may get all the attention but investors in home country rival Tencent had some reasons to feel fairly good about their pick this week. Though the company’s first quarter earnings are a bit of a muddle due to some highly complex deals and a...

Mobile Commerce
Groupon Takes On Amazon And The High Cost Of Shipping
May 15, 2014

More than just a home for daily deals and highly price-conscious shoppers, Groupon is aiming to be a major e-commerce player and a first choice web destination for consumer goods of all kinds. If only they didn’t then have to ship them to consumers. Get...

Europe
U.K. Shoppers Prefer To Pay With Plastic
May 15, 2014

According to new data released by consulting firm Bain & Company, 55 percent of British internet users are aware of mobile payment options, but only 3 percent have actually used their mobile phones to pay for transportation or goods in real life. This data dovetails nicely...

Company Spotlight
Why Don’t Consumers Love Mobile Wallets?
May 15, 2014

Mobile wallets are convenient, but apparently not that convenient, consumers say. While more and more of them are choosing among a growing selection of mobile wallet apps, a recent TSYS study indicates that consumers are still hesitant to completely chuck their physical cards and physical...

B2B Payments
The Digital Age is Real-Time, So Why Not Payments Too?
May 15, 2014

In the era of the digital age, everything happens instantly. Emails, texts, tweets and posts are flying back and forth and immediate access is the new expectation. Now customers want to see speed in their payments as well and be able to make high-speed payments...

Mobile Commerce
The Death of Paper Checks, Really
May 15, 2014

The one place that paper checks are alive and well are in B2B transactions. And ePayments solutions have been slow to catch on given all of the hoops that businesses have to jump thru to implement these solutions. Increasingly, though there are variations on the...