Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Latest Samsung Fingerprint Scanner for Phone Hacked, PayPal Users May be at Risk
April 17, 2014

The new flaw can target PayPal mobile payments, in addition to compromising contacts, photos and other confidential data stored on the device.

Controversial
The GOOG Disappoints Analysts (Again)
April 17, 2014

We hate mobile, we love mobile. Despite internal optimism about completing "another great quarter" Google's performance in Q1 2014 came in below analyst expectations. The culprit? Mobile. Cost per click nosedived because more people use Google on mobile devices. The underperformance immediately caused a 5%...

Mobile Commerce
Texas Instruments will Incorporate iBeacon to Bluetooth Products
April 17, 2014

TI plans to bring iBeacons to the company's several microcontrollers alongside the BL6450Q controller designed for automotive applications.

Mobile Commerce
Bitcoin Shop Opens New Corporate Headquarters
April 17, 2014

The new location will give the company access to virtual currency influencers and technology resources.

Merchant Innovation
Passkit Launches iBeacon Supported GemTot Program
April 17, 2014

The GemTot USB Proximity Beacon will have several new features that are not available from other providers.

Hmmm
Guess Who’s Coming to Online Ordering?
April 17, 2014

The news about who’s doing what in the dynamic restaurant ordering/mobile apps space is dizzying – and for two players of late who just went public, filled with big $$$. So, we’ve created a little slide show to show you who’s doing what, and what...

Microelectronics Secures Bitcoin Mining Server Supplier
April 17, 2014

The company has negotiated with a Bitcoin equipment supplier for mining, but it will also depend on performance.

Mobile Commerce
The Five Forces of mPOS
April 17, 2014

Players continue to zig and zag around the mPOS space yet common themes are beginning to emerge. The March mPOS Tracker highlights the five key things that all successful – and scalable mPOS solutions have. Want to see if your solution makes the cut?

Company Spotlight
MasterCard on Mobile Payments Security
April 17, 2014

“Why don’t we just leapfrog over EMV and go right to mobile?” That’s just one of the questions that MPD CEO Karen Webster posed to MasterCard’s Chief Emerging Payments Officer Ed McLaughlin in Part Three of this Four Part Mobile Insiders Series. Don’t you want...