Mobile Commerce

Apple Hits 1 Million Pre-Orders For Watch
April 13, 2015

It looks like Apple has done it again – among their most dyed in the wool fans, anyway. Reports out of this weekend indicate that the world’s favorite tech firm managed to move over 1 million of their forthcoming wearable – The Apple Watch –...

Mobile Commerce
Papa John’s Adds Tool To Slice The Bill With Friends
April 13, 2015

U.S. pizza chain Papa John’s recently added a new digital solution that will help customers easily split up their pizza bill on any mobile or online order. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Apple Watch – Ready for Payments And Commerce?
April 11, 2015

Spring is here. Well so we hear anyway, as PYMNTS is located in Boston where spring is more rumor than reality. If the Weather Channel is to be believed however, in other parts of the world the great weather change is underway — which means...

India’s uberAuto Rickshaw Business Accepts Cash
April 10, 2015

If you’re in New Delhi, you can now use Uber to get a rickshaw ride — and you can pay for that ride in cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Apple Pay Picks Up Ten New Merchants
April 10, 2015

A mid-week update to the Apple Pay page indicates that another 10 physical retailers joined the Apple Pay party this week. Acme, Davis Food & Drug, Firehouse Subs, GameStop, Luby’s, Rubio’s and T-Mobile all joined the Apple accepting list this week – as did the Phoenix...

Merchant Innovation
AmEx Experimenting With Facial Recognition Tech
April 10, 2015

After a tough 2015 so far, American Express Co. is experimenting. In particular, AmEx is taking a closer look at facial recognition and wearable technology with an eye toward developing new capabilities for some of its mobile apps. Those products could be used to reach...

Mobile Commerce
Stopping $6.4 Billion Worth Of Post-EMV Fraud
April 10, 2015

By 2018, card fraud is expected to more than double, reaching $6.4 billion. As the U.S. migrates to EMV, CNP fraud in particular is expected to not shockingly spike with fraudsters turning to new channels. Tackling CNP fraud, however, is particularly tricky – the underlying...

Square Adds Fastbite Service To Its Delivery Service Menu
April 09, 2015

Even given the tech sector’s nearly universal drive to make sure that no American with a smartphone will ever be hungry again, Square’s acquisition of food delivery service Caviar last summer seemed like something of a puzzler. Square’s main corporate MO had been centered on payments...

Igniting Mobile Money In India
April 09, 2015

For most of the developed business world, the phrase “time is money,” is about using time better in order to maximize capital production. For most of India — the cash-centric, developing economy of 1.3 billion people — the phrase “time is money” has an entirely...