When it comes to mobile payments, half of U.S. consumers literally don’t know what they’re missing. According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted during the 2014 holiday shopping season, half of the consumers polled were unfamiliar with mobile technologies such as NFC and...
Verifone is trying to end (or at least limit) the endless upgrade cycle for mobile point-of-sale devices with a new mPOS sled that tries to support as many standards — and as few proprietary features — as possible. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
“While I praise the sheer ingenuity of bitcoin and its payments innovation, it should be buried.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its financial-services affiliate have agreed to invest $575 million to jointly in India’s One97 Communications Ltd.’s online-payment and marketplace businesses, sources familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Apple Pay is heading north, with a Canadian launch planned for early 2015, according to sources cited by 9to5 Mac. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Starting today, scores of merchants, technologists, financiers, analysts, journalists and all-around retail enthusiasts descend on Manhattan for “Retail’s Big Show” – NRF’s annual event. By the looks of the agenda, it seems most participants are helping retailers prepare for an increasingly demanding and connected consumer....
It’s official: PayPal’s app is now available on all major mobile platform with the announcement this week that it has expanded to the Blackberry operating system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Fans of ride-sharing pioneer Uber have for a long time speculated on its potential to develop into a global logistics firm. Uber customers in Hong Kong are getting a chance to test drive that future now with a “rent-a-van” service called Uber Cargo. Get the...
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