Mobile Commerce

Piper Jaffray: Apple Pay To Bring In Only $118 Million This Year
October 20, 2014

As Apple Pay rolls out Monday (Oct. 20), it will suffer from two holes in its card acceptance system: corporate cards and prepaid cards. Although those absences may be short-lived, it plays into a very slow initial run for the Apple mobile pay play. Piper...

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Debit Popularity Dropping, According To TSYS Report
October 20, 2014

Although debit cards are still the most popular form of payment in the U.S., that popularity is sharply dropping, according to a new report from TSYS, which attributed the drop to card security fears. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Apple Pay
CEOs Speak Out On The Future Of Mobile Payments
October 18, 2014

‘Tis the season for making our lists and checking them twice, to determine which ledgers have been naughty and nice. Earnings’ seasons is here again and payments players didn’t disappoint, reporting the traditional profits and losses and then talking with financial analysts to calmly and...

How Apple Pay Will Work With the New iPads
October 17, 2014

When Apple made the iPad announcement yesterday at the Cupertino based event, Apple made sure to note that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were the only devices able to utilize Apple Pay within retail stores, but not users obtaining the iPad Air 2...

Merchant Innovation
BOA’s Mobile App Use Soars – Why?
October 17, 2014

Bank of America’s mobile banking customer base took a giant swing upward during Q2, up 15 percent from the same time last year in 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Could Tokens Be Omnichannel’s Catalyst?
October 17, 2014

Apple’s launch of the new iPad’s yesterday is a timely reminder of the role and influence of tablets on the retail purchase experience. Research suggests that in the next two years, the web will influence $2 Trillion of retail spend in the US, or about...

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Google’s Payments and Retail Focus
October 17, 2014

Investing in its own innovations like Google Express, Google wallet and creating a mobile payment focused mindset were among the highlights of Google’s third-quarter earnings report as it revealed Thursday (Oct. 16) that it’s revenue increased 20 percent to $16.5 billion. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
NRF Predicts Massive Holiday Online Shopping Volume
October 17, 2014

A holiday shopping survey from the National Retail Federation released Thursday (Oct. 16) found that consumers plan on doing 44 percent plan of shopping online. That is the highest percentage of online shopping that the annual survey—now in its 13th year—has ever seen. Get the...

Walmart Looks To E-Commerce, Mobile, As It Slows Store Openings
October 17, 2014

As Walmart is conceding lower expected revenues this year, along with what appears to be a challenging holiday shopping season, it is moving to boost investment in E-Commerce and pull back from opening new physical stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...