Mobile Commerce

Merchant Innovation
LevelUp Wins Most Innovative, PayPal Takes Home Catalyst Award at IP 2014
March 20, 2014

Brazilian payments processor Pagar.me won Best in Show at the PYMNTS Innovator Awards ceremony, held last night at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Harvard University, while PayPal took the Catalyst Award.

Mobile Commerce
China’s Central Bank Drafts Rules On Mobile Payments
March 19, 2014

The People’s Bank of China has drafted regulations aimed at standardizing third-party mobile-payment platforms, according to a report in Mobile Commerce News.

Mobile Commerce
Trustwave Buys Cenzic To Beef Up App Testing Capability
March 19, 2014

Data-protection and security company Trustwave has acquired Cenzic. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, combines Cenzic's dynamic application security testing technologies with Trustwave's cloud-based application, database and network-penetration testing and scanning services, Trustwave said in a release.

Mobile Commerce
Are Retailers Repelling Isis With Flick Of A Switch?
March 18, 2014

Retailers participating in the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) reportedly are pushing out the telco-based mobile wallet Isis? At least Isis’ chief technology believes so. In an interview with Computerworld, Scott Mulloy accused several Isis merchants of turning off the ability to accept NFC payments, which Isis supports, on...

Mobile Commerce
Google Wallet To End NFC On Non-KitKat Devices
March 18, 2014

On April 14, Google Wallet’s Near Field Communication “tap-and-pay” service reportedly will stop running on any smartphone running on 4.3 Jelly Bean or earlier operating system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Mobile Commerce
Vietnamese Catching On To E-Payments
March 18, 2014

Vietnamese Catching On To E-Payments 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

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VeriFone’s New Strategy Begins To Take Root
March 17, 2014

VeriFone Systems Inc. experienced mixed fiscal first quarter results, as net revenues were up 2 percent, but the company experienced a $16.2 million loss as it worked on a number of initiatives to improve the company’s operational efficiency.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Image-Capture Tech Competition Picks Up
March 17, 2014

USAA Federal Credit Union and Mitek Systems Inc. have a long-running patent dispute over the use of mobile image-capture technology. But that’s not keeping competitors from entering the space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Company Spotlight
Monitise Adds Two-Way Alert Notifications
March 17, 2014

Why limit banking alerts to one-way notifications with customers? A new service from Monitise PLC gives customers a chance to communicate back – right away.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...