News

Breach Round Up
Recent Breaches Appear To Be Hitting Home With Consumers
April 18, 2014

It’s one thing to note that a merchant’s payment-data system has been breached, but the reality of what that means really hits home when consumers start saying they’ve been affected. And new Pew Research Center survey data show a significant rise in the percentage of...

International
NFC Enabled Mobile Wallet Launches in Canada
April 18, 2014

With the new app, users will be able to add multiple credit cards to their suretap wallet.

Mobile
Urban Transport App Makes $10M
April 18, 2014

The company says that it plans to use the new funding for launching in new cities, and expanding the team.

Mobile Commerce
What Goes Down, Did Come Up
April 18, 2014

What a wild week! Bitcoin started at $402, went as high as $543 and ended at $486 at 6:30 am EST. It was 22 times more volatile than the dollar over the past 30 days. Jeff Bezos said "no" but a Texas AG said yes....

International
Ukraine Crisis May Force Russia Out of Markets
April 18, 2014

The U.S. Treasury Department is capable of freezing Russia’s access to bank loans, credit cards, clearing and settlements of transactions, which would for Russia out of global markets.

Mobile Commerce
Redd Coin Making its Way into Cryptocurrency Market
April 18, 2014

Reddcoin is a social currency that's dedicated to tipping on social networks as a way to bring digital currencies closer to the general public.

BlueSnap
The Biggest Opportunity in Commerce: Cross Border
April 18, 2014

MPD CEO Karen Webster and BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier went around the world to explore the opportunities and challenges of doing business in some of the most dynamic markets for commerce. Here are a few highlights about what it will take to win in these...

Cool
Easter Spending, Google Glass, Shopping With PrePaid… And Other Friday Factoids
April 18, 2014

Do you know … How many billions of dollars will be spent on Easter this year? How many consumers use prepaid cards for retail shopping? Or how much would you have to spend to buy a Google Glass on April 15th? If not, keep up...

News
Gap Plans to Merge Online and In-store Operations
April 18, 2014

This would involve having shoppers pick up online orders in stores, this includes offering mobile options for purchasing items.