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Loyalty & Rewards
Target’s Latest “Brick-And-Mobile” Loyalty App
March 03, 2015

To help consumers find those red-hot deals, Target is trying out its REDperks mobile loyalty app with hopes that the tech-friendly consumer will use it to drive up the retailer’s in-store sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Alibaba Invests $316M In Taiwanese Entrepreneurs
March 03, 2015

Alibaba has got its hands into another investment — and this time it’s putting $316 million into a startup that helps Taiwanese entrepreneurs get their business up and running, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Alibaba’s Ant Financial Adds Credit Rating Service
March 03, 2015

While it has been widely known for months that Ant Financial Services Group — Alibaba’s financial arm — has been developing a credit scoring service, the company has now officially started offering the service with the backing of China’s Central Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Google Ranks Retailers With Android Apps Higher
March 03, 2015

After years of pushing e-commerce sites to be more mobile friendly, Google is now pushing retailers to make their Android apps more search friendly as well, according to a post on the company’s blog for webmasters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

PayPal Unveils Plans For NFC Card Readers
March 03, 2015

Almost two years after PayPal launched a handheld payment card reader for merchants in the U.K., that’s finally coming to the U.S. — and this time, it will support contactless payments and Apple Pay, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile
Grow Financial Credit Union Integrates Apple Pay
March 03, 2015

Is Apple Pay really the way to pull younger customers into traditional banks and credit unions? That might seem to be a no-brainer. Millennials — born between 1980 and 2000 — are twice as likely to say they’ll use a mobile wallet within the next year as...

Cybersecurity
Chip Makers Talk Smartphone Security Upgrades
March 03, 2015

Chip makers Qualcomm and Intel are looking for better ways of authenticating users for payments and other smartphone functions, and they’re talking up what they hope will be the next wave of user recognition this week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, The Wall...

MasterCard Study: Consumer Sentiment On Payments Evolves From “Why Mobile?” To “What’s Next?”
March 02, 2015

MasterCard is on a roll with exciting announcements revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Today, the company announced its findings from the third annual Mobile Payments Study. The study, developed with PRIME Research, tracked global social media posts across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Forums, Weibo...

SME Crowd Funding Goes Mobile in Canada
March 02, 2015

Alternative financers are often crucial to the success of small businesses, and their services are becoming more technologically savvy. One of these alternative lenders is FundThrough. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...