What can mobile devices do to improve the top line at QSRs? Plenty. From shortening wait times to powering new lines of business to serving as back up technology, mobile devices – and the enabling platforms that power them – are opening a new world of options...
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The number of mobile point of sale terminals worldwide jumped from 4.5 million to 9.5 million between 2011 and 2012. Analysts predict that over the next five years, mPOS terminals will continue to proliferate, reaching 38 million by 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the...
If you think there isn’t enough competition in the payments industry, just wait a few years – there will be a lot less in the U.S. and European Union. Before I explain why let’s take a survey of the state of competition. No, the payments...
Like a manned Mars mission, it’s easy to believe total consumer mobile wallet adoption is an inevitable, if predictable, conclusion to current trends. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...
Just ask any Wall Street Banker, VC or CFO what they most wish for, and they’ll answer with two words: recurring revenue. But, this often hailed silver bullet of commerce has gotten a bad rap of late when applied to companies that just plain didn’t...
New York-area Walgreens and Duane Reade stores have teamed up with L’Oreal and Sparkfly to test a new coupon program that enables merchants to better target their audiences, AdAge reported on July 25. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which companies grabbed the most headlines – for better or for worse – this week, and...
