Mobile Commerce

eBay Stock Nosedives, Amazon Down Too
October 09, 2015

As earnings season gets underway in earnest, tech stocks took a pummeling Thursday (Oct. 8), as channel checks from research firms showed a slowdown in eCommerce sales in stark contrast to overall eCommerce trends that were up double-digit percentages in August. Get the Full Story...

Munchery Nabs Starbucks Exec
October 09, 2015

There are more meal delivery apps out there now than the average diner can shake a stick at, so how can startups make themselves stand out? For Munchery, the proof is in the pudding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile P2P Poised To Grow 180 Percent By 2020
October 09, 2015

The mobile person-to-person market is predicted to see a significant surge over the next five years, due in part to the rise in mobile banking and social media, which give consumers the freedom to send money like never before. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Mobile Commerce
Turnstyle Transforms Free WiFi Into Data-Driven Insights
October 08, 2015

Modern customers expect a certain amount of luxury in their in-store shopping experiences. This might look like attentive employees quick with recommendations or stands of refreshments for marathon shoppers. However, the foundation of any in-store experience worth its salt is free WiFi. Get the Full...

Mobile Commerce
Taking The Sting Out Of Buyer’s Remorse
October 08, 2015

Buyer’s remorse used to be bad enough when it was just every few months that brick-and-mortar retailers changed prices, but now that online marketplaces have thousands, if not millions, of price adjustments per day, chasing down refunds on savings is near impossible for the average...

Mobile Commerce
Mobile Shakes Up P2P Once Again
October 08, 2015

While the hit show “Mad Men” wasn’t entertaining viewers with the seedier details of its characters’ lives, it threw some basic lessons on marketing into the mix. Appeal to emotion, pitch the product, make the sale. Before the proliferation of marketing channels vying for customers’ attention,...

Controversial
Trending Topics
October 08, 2015

In retail it is always more or less raining data. With hundreds of millions of consumers, millions of stores, hundreds of thousands of miles of infrastructure and an ever-accelerating proliferation of products to make $4 trillion worth of buying and selling that happens each year...

Mobile Pay Roundup: LoopPay’s Breach, Verizon’s Pay Plays, Mobile Gas Wars Erupt
October 08, 2015

It’s been a busy week on the mobile pay front. 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...

The Next Payments Lifeline — Vein Payments?
October 08, 2015

In a new twist on authentication methods and technology, one Japanese firm is opening a vein — literally. 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...