Mobile Commerce

The Buffet Of Mobile Dining Payment Startups
May 28, 2015

“Reinventing hospitality” 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 this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from...

PayPal iPhone App Adds Touch ID
May 28, 2015

PayPal is making a move beyond the password of iOS users. 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...

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends: Mobile On The March and OnDemand On Fire
May 28, 2015

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers longtime Internet analyst Mary Meeker dropped her annual trends report on the Code Conference here today.  Meeker, as per usual in the 20 years she has been blowing our collective minds with her insight into how, where and why we are...

Ubimo Grabs $7.5M To Build Ad Campaign With Real-Time Data
May 28, 2015

While using location tech to up conversion rates is by no means a new or unheard-of notion, the former Googlers behind Ubimo are looking to take that further by adding user data to some other data points – weather, local events, etc. – to make ads...

Google Will Soon Index iOS App Content
May 28, 2015

Google had some news yesterday (May 27) that should please the iOS developer community — its search will soon begin pulling from iOS app content. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

FORMER MASTERCARD EXEC TO LEAD DIGITAL RIVER WORLD PAYMNTS
May 27, 2015

Digital River announced yesterday (May 26) that Hayden Reed has been appointed senior vice president and general manager of Digital River World Payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Smartphone Saturation Takes Toll On Mobile Market Growth
May 27, 2015

As smartphone market penetration increases in top markets, it has led to a slowing growth in smartphone shipments on a global scale, according to new research from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Despite Reports, Desktop Internet Is Alive And Well
May 27, 2015

Though the imminent death of desktop computing at the hands of a newly ascendent mobile has become a popular story over the last few years, as it turns out, those reports may be a little exaggerated. Desktop isn’t dying – in fact, when it comes to...

Mobile Commerce
Snapchat Springs Investment Into Shopping App
May 26, 2015

Photo-sharing service Snapchat is investing in Spring, a shopping app launched in August 2014, according to a May 22 story from Re/code. Only three weeks ago, Spring closed a $25 million investment and — after eight months iOS-only — launched an Android version of its...