In what will likely go down as one of the more appropriately metal moves of a ridesharing service, the ridesharing service Uber has roundly declare “Nein!” to Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
New York startup Spring launched its first mobile shopping app on Thursday (Aug. 14), an attempt to recreate online shopping by eliminating shopping carts and checkout, according to the New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Merchants who use PayPal will soon get real-time sales reports on the PayPal mobile app, eBay’s e-payments subsidiary announced on Tuesday (Aug. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
If there ever was a sector screaming for modernization—and especially mobilization—it would be vending machines. The potential to know inventory in advance, to know which of the 10 machines nearby have three of the desired item you and your friends want, to be able to...
News broke yesterday about Amazon’s plans to sell a branded dongle at Staples, making it the 123rd player to enter this very croweded space. But while a giant player could become a powerful new entrant, SMBs are starting to show a change of heart towards...
TGI Friday’s wants to help consumers get in and out of their restaurants a little faster, and is using QR codes to do it. As part of a series of upgrades to facilities in select locations across the nation, Friday’s has added scannable QR codes...
A recent FICO survey found that 91 percent of those surveyed were happy to receive automated messages to verify purchases with their payment cards, FICO’s Philip Doyle reported in the credit-scoring company’s Banking Analytics Blog. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Amazon on Wednesday (Aug. 13) introduced its own mPOS package—to be called Amazon Local Register—and focused on the tune it knows that SMB retailers want to hear: lower merchant fees than Square and PayPal Here. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Preparing to leverage its success in the taxicab arena, Uber is preparing a public API that would allow developers to throw a similar “request button” on an unlimited number of apps, TechCrunch reported Tuesday (Aug. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
