Mobile Commerce

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The Monsters Of Payments And Commerce
October 31, 2015

The haunted commerce season officially comes to a close tonight after the last trick-or-treater departs. Most Americans will, at this point, determine they were either over-prepared for Halloween and now face weeks of eating candy for breakfast, or discover that they were underprepared and thus...

Apple’s Next Act
October 30, 2015

For most firms, a quarterly earnings report like the one Apple released earlier this week would be cause to break out the champagne. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Banga Talks EMV, MCX And Blockchain
October 30, 2015

MasterCard’s propensity toward digital seems to be coming full circle for the payments network. 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...

Starbucks Meets Expectations, Mobile Percolates
October 30, 2015

Another quarter, another proof positive that coffee never goes stale at Starbucks. 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...

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Porch Acquires Advice Marketplace To Take Services Mobile
October 30, 2015

Home services digital platform company Porch said on Thursday (Oct. 29) that it bought Fountain, a service that connects experts — ranging from doctors to mechanics — to Internet users online through chats and text communication. Terms of the deal remained undisclosed. Get the Full Story Complete...

Mobile Commerce
Ingenico Makes A Mobile Commerce Move
October 30, 2015

Ingenico, a French-based global payments provider, announced Wednesday (Oct. 28) that it plans to launch Ingenico Connect, a redesigned integration and mobile-optimized checkout solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Buyback Cheers Investors But Samsung Results Mixed
October 30, 2015

Much of the excitement over Samsung’s most recent earnings report centered on the roughly $10 billion buyback of shares — a strategy the company said will address an undervalued stock — but the real news was the fact that the company posted its first year-over-year profit...

Mobile Commerce
High (Payments) Tech Comes To Higher Ed
October 29, 2015

Lucova has successfully launched the first “Pay with Your Selfie” mobile payments platform – which lets customers (literally) pay with a smile. Here’s how the firm is bringing high tech to higher education, changing the face of pizza runs and all-night cramming forever.

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PYPL’s First Report Card
October 29, 2015

The team at PayPal cleared a corporate milestone this week with its first-ever standalone earnings report. PayPal managed to split the difference when it came to analysts’ pre-release earnings estimates, missing on one metric and exceeding another. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...