Mobile Commerce

Merchant Innovation
PayPal, MyCheck Team-Up Makes Settling-Up While Eating Out Easy
May 02, 2014

Every day, countless brunches, lunches and dinners with friends are spoiled when a group of ostensibly intelligent people suddenly realize that they do not know how to split a check.  At best waitstaff are inconvenienced, at worst lifelong relationships.  PayPal and Israeli start-up my check...

International
Blackhawk Launches Virtual Gift Cards for Smartphones in Canada
May 02, 2014

The application allows customers to safely store eligible payment and gift cards on their smartphones and make purchases directly from the phone by simply holding it up to contactless payment terminals.

Mobile
PayPal Joins MyCheck to Allow Mobile Users to Pay and Split Bills When Dining
May 02, 2014

With the restaurant app, consumers will have multiple options to pay right at the table.

Mobile
Survey Says Consumers are Willing Share Info, For Rewards
May 02, 2014

According to a recent survey, One out of two shoppers are happy to share personal information with retailers for a reward.

Europe
Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
May 02, 2014

Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.

Mobile
Allpoint and T-Mobile Offer Surcharge-free ATM Network for Mobile Money
May 02, 2014

T-Mobile will offer prepaid cards through the Allpoint network, which would offer surcharge-free ATMs at 43,000 locations.

Mobile
Facebook Stock Jumps After Announcing Mobile Ad Network
May 01, 2014

After starting the day at a deficit, Facebook picked up momentum after announcing several new products at its f8 developer conference, including the Mobile Ad Network.

Merchant Innovation
Qualcomm to Spin Off Gimbal Unit
May 01, 2014

Just a few months after kicking off the sale of its Apple iBeacon competitor Gimbal, parent company Qualcomm has decided to spin the bluetooth technology company off into a stand-alone business that will be known as Gimbal from May 2014 onward. Get the Full Story...

Mobile Commerce
Reality Sets In … Payments Is Hard
May 01, 2014

At least that’s the view of Paul Purcell, Partner with Continental Advisors who recently sat down with MPD CEO, Karen Webster to talk about all things payments and innovation for the PYMNTS Mobile Commerce Insiders Series. His view from talking to innovators and even those...