Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Chili’s – The Unlikely Newest Home Of Cutting Edging Ordering
June 11, 2014

It seems as though paper-based menus and bills in restaurants are about to join paper checks and printed newspapers on history’s discard pile. Family food chain and noted purveyor of baby-back ribs Chili’s has finished the installation of table-side tablets in their 823 locations nationwide. Get...

Mobile Commerce
Why Unattended Retail is the “Crystal Ball” of Payments’ Future
June 10, 2014

What’s in a vending machine? Beyond the shiny new products allowing brick and mortar stores to branch out with distribution, there is perhaps a certain value in unattended retail machines that are changing the landscape of payments as we speak. In a recent podcast interview...

PayPal Founder Launches New Service (That Competes With PayPal)
June 10, 2014

PayPal co-found Max Levichin is back in the payments game, this time with the modest goal of recreating a consumer finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Mobile Commerce
Report: Only 3 Percent of Retailers Identify Customers In-Store With Smart Phones
June 10, 2014

While nearly three-quarters of retailer are planning to develop the capacity to identify customers when they walk in the store via their smartphones is a top priority for retailers, at present only 3 percent have the ability to do so right now, according to a...

Mobile Commerce
Brazilian Bank Launches EMV Prepaid Card
June 10, 2014

Banco do Brasil Amercas has partnered with payment processing and commerce solutions provider i2c, Inc. to launch a prepaid EMV card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Acquiring
What Apple Didn’t Say That Acquirers Should Have Heard
June 09, 2014

Last week’s Apple WWDC keynote has prompted a bunch of Monday morning quarterbacking with respect to Apple’s plans for devices, software and even payments. Although Tim Cook’s and Craig Federighi’s keynotes were devoid of any direct reference to how Apple would pursue “payments,” (even disappointing...

International
Bindo Raises $1.8M For Asian Expansion
June 09, 2014

Online to offline (OTO) retail start-up Bindo has just taken in $1.8 million is an oversubscribed seed funding round. The company offers an iPad Point of Sale (POS), or checkout system that allows merchants to manage inventory and customer relationships through a cloud-based payment platform....

Mobile Commerce
Census Bureau: Online and Mail Order Shopping On A Steep Upswing
June 09, 2014

While the rest of the retail sector’s growth is sluggish, electronic shopping continues to pick up steam, according to new U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Going by the County Business Patterns: 2012, the number of electronic and mail-order shoping establishments grew by around 27 percent during 2012,...

Acquiring
David Marcus Jumps Ship From PayPal To Facebook
June 09, 2014

David Marcus, the head of eBay’s payment service PayPal is moving on to “friendlier” pastures as he becomes the head of  Facebook’s messaging products. This move follows Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of messaging service What’sApp earlier this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form...