Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Oink’s Prepaid Retail Card Designed For Teens
February 20, 2015

There’s a new piggy bank in the payments market hoping to help teen shoppers, but you can’t crack this one open. It’s more of a modern-day piggy bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Mobile Commerce
Can Google Ignite An mWallet, Compete With Apple Pay and Herd Cats?
February 20, 2015

Google has high hopes for its mobile wallet and two big challenges.  One is the lurking 800 pound gorilla that is Apple Pay, and the other involves the complexities of herding cats. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

International
China’s Massive Red Envelope Mobile Scheme
February 20, 2015

While Westerners celebrated the New Year in early January and are now a month and a half in to failing to live up to their various resolutions, the Chinese are just getting started. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

How Unattended Retail Doubled Apple Pay’s Merchant Footprint
February 20, 2015

When Tim Cook announced at Apple's last earnings that Apple Pay was being accepted at 200k new merchant locations, no one focused on the fact that those merchant locations were part of the retail’s big blue ocean: unattended retail. Stephen Herbert, Chairman and CEO at...

India’s Snapdeal E-Commerce Marketplace Expands
February 19, 2015

Snapdeal, an Indian e-commerce marketplace, continues to expand with the acquisition of luxury items seller Exclusively.in, continuing its pursuit of capturing $2 billion in the gross merchandising value of online fashion, reports TechCrunch. Snapdeal’s acquisition also keeps it in step with competitor Flipkart, which had a...

Google Bags Kenyan Payments Scheme
February 19, 2015

Google announced on Feb. 16 that it will be terminating its Kenyan cashless payment program BebaPay on March 15, in a move that is being described as a quiet retreat from the payments space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Apple Pay Gains Another Round Of Issuers
February 19, 2015

More than 80 financial institutions now support Apple Pay, as 9to5 Mac reported that February’s list of additional banks and credit unions that support the mobile payment service recently grew by 19. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Merchant Innovation
Priceline Picks Up Rocketmiles For $20 Million
February 19, 2015

Rocketmiles, a two year old start-up that allows customers rack up frequent-flier miles by using its apps or website to book hotel rooms, will reportedly be acquired by Priceline for a cool for $20 million through its venture unit, according to people familiar with the...

Does The Weather Drive Omnichannel Adoption?
February 19, 2015

Frantic shoppers roaming from store-to-store to find the last gallon of milk in the city before the next major storm hits may become a thing of the past. Record-breaking snowfall are keeping many in the Northeast from venturing out, but omnichannel merchants are keeping consumers...