Mobile Commerce

Consumer Insights
Are Beacons Approaching The Breaking Point?
December 14, 2015

It’s rarely the first adopters that get credit when a new technology or service hits it big but rather the startups and entrepreneurs at the helm of the movement when it hits critical mass that become the face of the future. That can be disheartening...

Amazon
Amazon Unseats Flipkart As India’s Most Visited eCommerce Site
December 14, 2015

It took about two years, but Amazon has managed to claim the throne in Indian eCommerce — for now. 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...

Cross-border Payments
UnionPay Steps Onto Crowded Chinese Mobile Payments Field
December 14, 2015

China’s largest payment and clearing network (and until very recently, China’s only payment and clearing network), UnionPay, has teamed up with 20 lenders nationwide to offer its own mobile payments product. The move comes as UnionPay attempts to capture customers back from China’s ascendant mobile pay...

Alternative Credit
Global Payments: A Quietly Quirky World
December 14, 2015

Consumers in the developed world tend to think of their financial systems as complex, particularly as compared to the developing world. And while that is not an entirely incorrect perception, it might just be a little bit skewed. When it comes time to pay in...

Mobile Commerce
Lending Club/OnDeck Backer Secures $325M
December 14, 2015

Though opinions vary as to whether tech companies and the venture capitalists that fund them are on track to keep activity afloat, at least one fund has been successful in raising interest and dollars in the tech realm. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile Commerce
Microsoft Goes Mobile Payments Via Carriers
December 14, 2015

Microsoft just bulked up its presence in the carrier billing space with new partnerships with Sprint and Boku that will allow U.S. consumers to purchase items via the Windows Store, both on desktop and mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Merchant Innovation
Data Dive: Amex’s Advantage, J.Crew’s Falter, First Data’s Hiccup
December 14, 2015

There are any number of reasons to come into the work week a little hazy on what exactly went on in the seven days immediately prior. Usually it is because there is just an unusually high volume of news floating around the atmosphere. Sometimes, as...

Merchant Innovation
Twitter To Start To Advertise To Users Even When They Aren’t Logged In
December 11, 2015

It might seem like there are no more horizons for Twitter to cross, no more expanses to cover or communication barriers to break down. However, there is one more frontier for the ubiquitous messaging service, though it might only appeal to its investors. Get the...

Apple Pay
Apple’s (Continually) Blue Christmas
December 11, 2015

Generally speaking, the good news about a bad week is that things usually get better by comparison. The day after your car breaks down is, for the most part, better than the day before when it did, since although you may have lacked a working...