Starbucks’ dominance in the mobile ordering market became evident once again during the company’s second quarter earnings release yesterday (April 21), when the coffee giant revealed it is now seeing an average of 8 million monthly transactions for its Mobile Order & Pay service. To put that...
New research released by PayPal yesterday (April 20) seems to confirm something we’ve been talking about for a very long time: Consumers want mobile payments solutions that are about more than just paying using their mobile phone. That conclusion was the result of a PayPal-initiated...
Depending on who you ask and where you are asking the question, you will get a variety of answers to this question: Are consumers really using their mobile phones to pay for stuff? The answer is yes if you ask people living in emerging countries who...
Samsung took a major step toward boosting support for its mobile payments platform with a string of new partnerships with leading POS makers to improve compatibility and acceptance of its technology. In an announcement, the company said its new partnerships with POS makers, including Verifone, Ingenico Group, First Data...
Samsung Pay has bulked up its bank and financial institution list again — this time with two more major banks. Now, Samsung Pay has support from 130 banks and credit unions, which means that Samsung Pay covers 75 percent of the U.S. debit and credit...
For Verizon customers who also have an Android Pay-friendly smartphone, there’s now a way to gain some extra data for free. As part of a new promotion from the wireless carrier, Verizon is offering up to 2GB of free data if customers use Android Pay at...
While it’s well-known that mobile banking is on the rise, it’s not until quarterly earnings figures come out that the industry really gets to gauge just how much it’s growing. And this week, for three big banks, the financial world got a taste of just...
There’s been a lot of chatter in New York City as to when the old-school paper tickets would get up to speed with technological advancements. Meaning NFC payments and the ability to pay using a smartphone. Well, according to a new report, that won’t happen...
By the year 2017, mobile transactions worldwide are projected to be nearly three quarters of a trillion dollars. Yes, trillion with a T. 721.4 trillion, to be exact — according to Kount’s count. That’s a far cry above what 2010’s figures registered, which was at...