Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Colu Gets $2.5M To Use The Blockchain For Everything
January 28, 2015

Colu, a startup that wants to put Bitcoin’s blockchain to work tracking other kinds of transactions, has raised $2.5 million to do just that, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

KFC to Streamline In-Store Mobile Payments in UK
January 27, 2015

KFC customers in the U.K. can already order through a mobile device; now, they can pay for it the same way — without even having to touch, tap or scan at the counter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

‘Silver Surfers’ in Britain Topping Mobile and Online Banking Growth Charts
January 27, 2015

It’s not just the young professionals getting plugged into online banking, it’s their parents and grandparents, as well. 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...

Apple Preparing an Apple Pay for Music?
January 27, 2015

Apple was a game-changer for the music industry with iTunes. Apple wants to be a game-changer for the payments industry with Apple Pay. Is Apple also going to try to be a game-changer of the music streaming industry with the tools from both iTunes and...

Smartphone-Only Bank Launches in Germany
January 27, 2015

After months of development and testing, Germany and Austria now have access to their own smartphone-only bank, NUMBER26, which launched yesterday (Jan. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Uber Drops UberEssentials Delivery Service
January 27, 2015

Uber is shutting down its on-demand product delivery service, UberEssentials. 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...

Why Mobile Needs A ‘No White Space’ Strategy
January 27, 2015

Imagine a world where mobile is king, commerce is queen, and context is God. These, says Srinivas Nidugondi, SVP at Mahindra Comviva, are what rule when consumer shopping behavior is reimagined in the context of mobility. A successful mobile payments solution, he says, must adopt...

Mobile Commerce
Google Wallet Hooks Up With WePay To Add 200K Online Retailers
January 27, 2015

Google is trying to tackle the mobile-commerce payments problem by getting more merchants to use its two-tap Instant Buy system. The Android maker has picked up 200,000 more online stores to support Google Wallet through a partnership with payment processor WePay and mobile invoicing and...

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Can Facebook Monetize the Selfie?
January 26, 2015

On Dec. 31, 2014, Facebook rolled out a banner that enabled Messenger users to send selfies to their friends to wish them a Happy New Year. Instead, a lot of people went to the bug reporting feature of the Messenger app to send selfies to...