Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Apple Launches iTunes Mobile Payments In Japan (And It’s Not NFC!)
July 16, 2014

In what will likely be regarded as one small step for Apple’s payments ambitions, and one giant leap for Apple rumor mongers everywhere, the high-concept tech firm has launched an iTunes-backed payments system — in Japan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Commerce
High Speed International Payments Coming Soon To Your Smartphone
July 16, 2014

World First has announced the launch of The World First Money Transfer App, which will enable users to make high-speed currency transfers directly from their portable devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Company Spotlight
MasterCard’s Digital Checkout Service Comes To Apps
July 16, 2014

Jumping into the lucrative world of in-app purchasing – where free games can make as much as $1 million per day – MasterCard will enable in-app payments for its MasterPass digital payment system beginning in early August, the company announced in recent blog post. Get the...

Mobile Commerce
New Report Has Digital Payments Reaching ~$5T in 5 Years
July 16, 2014

Digital payments are expected to rise to $4.7 trillion by 2019—nearly doubling their current value of $2.5 trillion, according to new research released by Juniper Research. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Controversial
Is An Apple iBeacon Transmitter The Path To Payments?
July 16, 2014

Pop quiz. How does Apple make money? Selling hardware. Very good. So, is anyone really surprised that it may have its own plans to sell its own iBeacon transmitter? Well, recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission would suggest that is exactly what’s on the...

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If a Bitcoin Comes To The Point of Sale, Will SMBs Really Care?
July 15, 2014

Last week Intuit announced the launch of PayWithBitcoin, a new service that integrates its new online bitcoin wallet with processing provider Coinbase. PYMNTS spoke to Manish Shah and Clinton Neilsen, the two Intuit engineers who are the brains behind this Bitcoin payments integration. But will...

Mobile Commerce
Lyft Avoids Restraining Order In NYC
July 15, 2014

In what has turned out to be a spectacularly dramatic launch for Lyft—the ridesharing service that allows customers to solicit a ride from their smart phone and pay a “donation” rather than a straight cab fare—it seems the start-up and the state of New York...

Company Spotlight
NetSpend Leadership Transition Plan Announced By TSYS
July 15, 2014

A changing of the guard is underway at NetSpend, a TSYS company, as veteran CEO Dan Henry will be stepping down and Chuck Harris, who has been named senior executive vice president of TSYS – and who will stay on a president of NetSpend –...

Mobile Commerce
IBeacons Come to Hospitality
July 15, 2014

Marriott International has announced the launch of LocalPerks, a new feature within its Rewards program that uses iBeacons to follow and reach hotel patrons with push notifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...