Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
BlueSnap Raises The Bar On Mobile Checkout Friction
May 16, 2016

Global payments technology firm BlueSnap said on Monday (May 16) that MasterCard’s MasterPass is now available across the firm’s Powered Buy Platform. The relationship, noted BlueSnap in its announcement, lets merchants have the “frictionless checkout experience” needed in order to reach consumers on a global...

Mobile Commerce
WePay Takes On Square
May 16, 2016

Software and payments are always better together, but SMBs have struggled to make software and payments seamless across all of the channels they do business. WePay’s launch today of a white label mPOS offering for software firms, CEO Bill Clerico tells Karen Webster, is proof...

Mobile Commerce
Kayak Founder Launches AI-Based Travel App
May 16, 2016

Before complaining about leg space and in-flight food options became the status quo in commercial globetrotting, travel agents used to be the all-in-one concierges that laid out the intricate details of lengthy vacations. Now that automated mobile messaging has become the cause célèbre of catering to...

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Green Dot Board Nominee Debate Heats Up
May 13, 2016

In a continuance of a battle over board of director nominees, Green Dot (GDOT) is taking its fight to the masses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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MasterPass Extends Retail Reach to Saks and Poshmark
May 09, 2016

MasterCard said on Monday (May 9) that its MasterPass digital payments platform is now being accepted by luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue, and also Poshmark, a social commerce marketplace geared toward fashion.  The announcement underscores the further expansion of MasterCard into fashion and higher end...

Mobile Commerce
MasterPass And The Digital Wallets Refresh
May 09, 2016

While most people walk about the consolidation of digital wallets, MasterCard sees a world in which digital wallets expand and localize. On the day that MasterCard announces the expansion of its digital wallet operator program globally, MasterCard CIO Ed McLaughlin describes the future of commerce...

Alibaba’s Mobile Revenue Jumps 149 Percent
May 06, 2016

One year ago, when Alibaba announced its fiscal year 2015 results for its March quarter, it also named its new CEO, showing the direction the mobile-focused company would be headed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Siri’s Creators Up The AI Game
May 06, 2016

Before Mark Zuckerberg stood on a stage and declared chatbots as the future of eCommerce (and Facebook their natural champion), and before Microsoft was experimenting with how quickly the denizens of Twitter could turn its own chatbot into a sputtering fount of racist retweets, there...

Uber Names Public Policy Advisory Group Leaders
May 05, 2016

Uber announced yesterday (May 4) that it has officially kicked off its first Public Policy Advisory Board meeting in order to help guide the company through its market expansion — all the while, facing regulatory pressures abroad and at home. Get the Full Story Complete...