By the year 2020, 90 percent of the world’s population over 6 years of age will have a mobile phone, making them candidates for mobile payments, according to the annual Mobility Report that Swedish networking giant Ericsson released this month.
Despite the often-declared goal of digital wallets to let users leave their physical wallets at home, a startup called StreetSmart is going about the problem a different way: Giving the traditional wallet a high-tech makeover with backup battery and Bluetooth locator to recharge a phone...
The not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper demise of former flash-sale design site Fab.com represents either the collapse of a billion-dollar startup -- currently for sale for $15 million -- or the successful pivot of that startup from online flash sales to an omnichannel home-decor retailer.
Apple made its grand yet disruptive entrance into the payments ecosystem just 30 days ago. Since then, it’s stirred up a ton of conversations about the widespread adoption of mobile wallets, NFC’s revival, mobile fraud prevention tactics, Apple Pay’s consumer/merchant value proposition, and much more. To...
Apple Pay has been out and available to consumers for just about a month now, but the real test hasn’t started yet. The true test for Apple Pay will be the annual retail gamut that officially kicks off on Friday (or Thursday if you’re at Walmart)...
As we are now entering the Twelve Marketing Days Of Christmas (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Mobile Tuesday, Cash Wednesday, Shoppers Who Are This Close To Bankruptcy Thursdays, etc.), it’s time to honor one of the least publicized of the bunch: Small Business Saturday. Get the...
The art of investing in startups is challenging enough on its own, so a group of Australian investors is trying to improve its odds by focusing solely on B2B efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Hurst Lin, a prominent venture capitalist and co-founder of popular Web portal Sina.com, spoke with The Wall Street Journal on his thoughts on various VC investment issues in China when he touched on B2B. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
IBM on Monday (Nov. 24) introduced a new version of its B2B Commerce package that focuses on ease of use. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
