It may not even be summer yet, but online commerce firms are already bracing for the holiday shopping bonanza. Last year, experts predicted a 16 percent increase in online holiday shopping sales, while every year shoppers seem to begin their gift buying earlier and earlier....
A new study released by UPS shows that the engaged customer, who are often driven by mobile technology, play a key role in the future of the retail industry. The study also showed that online shopping actually encourages more shoppers to visit, and shop in...
At the turn of the century there was, for all intents and purposes, no such thing as mobile point of sale. Today, it is a mighty crowded swimming pool to wade in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
The acceptance speech of Apple CEO Tim Cook left a lasting impression during the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (EPIC) Champions of Freedom event held in Washington on Tuesday (June 2), when Cook was honored with an award for corporate leadership by the non-profit research center....
eBay has announced the formation of THE SHOP through its eBay Enterprise unit, and says the agency will be among the first to “focus entirely on designing and driving commerce.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The continued embrace of technology while shopping means less time spent waiting to checkout – and that means less time dawdling over the candies, cookies and other temptations that lie in wait right at the register. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Visa and FireEye have set their sights on helping merchants and issuers better protect themselves from payments breaches. And to do so, the companies announced their plans yesterday (June 3) to develop tools and services that will enable those two key groups to do so....
Somalia is open for business. MasterCard will become the first international payments network to enter Somalia, a country that hasn’t had a formal banking or financial system for over two decades since the collapse of its government in 1991. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T’s mobile and business solutions group, kept things straight to the point while discussing the company’s lack of success in the mobile payment sector in an interview with Forbes Tuesday (June 2). Get the Full Story Complete...
