Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Uber and Foursquare get ‘Button’ed up
June 02, 2015

Foursquare, Uber and Button are joining together to incorporate the latter’s button function into an app. That button would in turn be a Foursquare feature, allowing users to call an Uber ride. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Android Pay Makes Way To Cashless Vending Machines
June 02, 2015

Cantaloupe Systems, the mobile and cloud-based technology company focused on cashless vending, announced Monday (June 1) that it now supports Android Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Merchant Innovation
Urbanspoon Disappearing Into New Parent Zomato
June 02, 2015

Following its $50 million – $60 million acquisition by competitor Zomato, the Urbanspoon app is officially being shuttered. 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...

Public Gets Its First Look At Pinterest’s “Buy” Button
June 02, 2015

Yesterday (June 1) at MIT’s EmTech Digital conference, the world got its first look at how they will be able to buy with Pinterest. The company’s head of partnerships, Tim Kendall, took the crowd through a mock-up of how Pinterest’s forthcoming action button is rolling out....

Why Android Pay Isn’t Really About Payments At All
June 01, 2015

To no one’s great surprise, we added another “Pay” player to payments last week. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...

Latest Financing Boosts Snapchat’s Value To $16B
June 01, 2015

Snapchat is making its way up the valuation ranks as new reports indicate that the social messaging app could soon be worth $16 billion, in light of its new financing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Mobile Commerce
Chase Bank Embraces TouchID
June 01, 2015

Across the payments and banking space, there’s been one type of tech that is becoming almost second nature for consumers: fingerprint TouchID. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Werkema Tapped by Fed to Direct Payment System Improvements
June 01, 2015

Following the publication of the paper “Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System,” the U.S. Federal Reserve has tapped Gordon Werkema as payments strategy director, charged with implementing the changes recommended in the paper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Google Wants To Make Payments Hands Free
June 01, 2015

Google just trumped its own soon-to-launch mobile payments app, Android Pay. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...