Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Apple Inching Closer To Apple Pay-Alipay Match?
May 13, 2015

Will Tim Cook’s recent visit to China be enough to push the envelope and bring Apple Pay to China? Cook’s comments to Chinese news agency, Xinhua, certainly suggest Apple is making more headway in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

May Showers Bring $639M And Credit Sesame Funding Fever
May 13, 2015

Consumers often know less about their credit than they should. According to the American Bankers Association, only 42 percent of Americans are aware of what their FICO score is. And that is problematic since, according to data released by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED),...

Google Commerce Exec Jumps To Jawbone
May 13, 2015

Wearables product maker Jawbone is trying on a new company president for size — one who was previously a nice fit for Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

No Buy Button In Pinterest’s Future
May 13, 2015

“We don’t have any plans to announce a buy button at this time.” 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....

Merchant Innovation
Liquor Distributors Double Down On Drizly
May 13, 2015

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America – the trade association representing the largest liquor distributors in the United States – has acquired a minority stake in Drizly Inc. The investment comes as real-world liquor merchants are turning to the tech company – which has...

How Canada Sets The Foundation For Mobile Payments Success
May 13, 2015

Canada has been considered one of the “first movers” of mobile payments – partly because the nation is often quick to adopt new technologies. And the key to making that a more widespread trend, says RBC, is about delivering solutions that meet the needs of...

China’s Smartphone Market Dips for the First Time in Six Years
May 12, 2015

China’s smartphone market shrank by 4 percent year over year in 2015’s first quarter, with 98.8 million units shipped, research firm IDC reported Monday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

What Is Citrus Pay And Why Did Peter Thiel Dump $3M Into It?
May 12, 2015

A consortium of investors, including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, will put as much as $25 million into the Indian digital and mobile payments solutions company Citrus Pay, The Economic Times reported Monday (May 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Facebook Challenges eBay For Secondhand Goods Supremacy
May 12, 2015

Tough times may be ahead for online marketplace eBay, as Facebook is currently testing out a new news feed option that shows a unified view of items on sale across user groups. It also adds a search function so that Facebookers can look for goods across...