Mobile Commerce

Smartphone Addiction Connects More To Mobile Banking
June 30, 2015

As more and more consumers stay connected to their smartphones, the same addiction seems to be translating to mobile banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Cross-border Payments
Lifestyle Mobile Payments App Banks On Affluent Millennials
June 30, 2015

Velocity, a lifestyle app enabling restaurant diners to pay and earn rewards right from their mobile devices, secured one of the largest Series A funding rounds for a U.K.-based company yesterday (June 29) when it closed $12 million from an international group of angel investors....

Instacart Asks Shoppers To Share Data With Retailers
June 29, 2015

Online grocery delivery service Instacart has debuted a feature on its site that asks its users to share personal data with retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mobile Commerce
HopSkipDrive Joins California’s Family Ride-Sharing Space
June 29, 2015

A trio of working mothers have joined forces to create an app-driven, ride-sharing service in California. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Mobile Commerce
Google Creates Payments Platform To Manage Users’ Financial Data
June 29, 2015

Google Payments is handling users’ financial data, ranging across apps including Android Pay and Google Wallet, VentureBeat reported Friday (June 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Exclusive Series
PYPL Starts Trading On July 20
June 29, 2015

The wait is almost over. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Ant Financial Ready To Take On Tencent’s Internet Bank
June 26, 2015

The Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has officially launched its Internet bank, MYbank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Reading The Apple Patent Tea Leaves
June 26, 2015

As the most profitable and best capitalized company in the world, it is utterly unsurprising that the subject of what Apple is going to do next never fails to interest — a situation doubtlessly egged on in no small measure by the fact that Apple is...

Merchant Innovation
Delivery Wars: Postmates To Deliver Under An Hour For $1
June 26, 2015

Postmates, a San Francisco-based startup, just closed an $80 million Series D round led by Tiger Global Management, wrote Co-Founder and CEO Bastian Lehmann on his company’s blog yesterday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...