Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
VCs Back GLAMSQUAD On-Demand Mobile Beauty Business
October 12, 2015

Cosmetic services haven’t been immune from disruptions in retail, but one startup is testing the waters on a particularly hair-raising idea for consumers on the go. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Mobile Makes Up 50 Percent Of Online UK Transactions
October 12, 2015

The worldwide move to mobile commerce continues to be evident, most recently proven by data from the U.K. 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...

Payments Recap – The ‘Best Of’ The Week: Oct. 5-9
October 09, 2015

Before the week wraps up, let’s take a little time to recap. 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...

Mobile Commerce Sales Set To Surge To $142B In 2016
October 09, 2015

A new report from Forrester Research, “U.S. Mobile Phone And Tablet Commerce Forecast, 2015 to 2020,” predicted mobile commerce transactions will exceed $115 billion in 2015 and skyrocket to $142 billion next year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Apple Pay Coming Soon To A Starbucks Near You
October 09, 2015

Finally, one of the most overlapping Venn diagrams in the world, with Starbucks drinkers in one circle and potential Apple Pay users in the other, will officially and fully merge. Starbucks and Apple have announced that very soon that pumpkin spice latte will be buyable...

Merchant Innovation
The Week In (Other) Apple News
October 09, 2015

High expectations almost always create an unwinnable situation for those that draw them. Miss the target, even if just a by a little bit, and everyone talks about your failure. Meet or exceed them, and you’ve only given the people what they thought they were...

Mobile Commerce
Stripe Snags Will Gaybrick As First CFO
October 09, 2015

Well-known and highly valued payments startup Stripe (last valuation clocked in at $5 billion) has appointed its first-ever CFO. Will Gaybrick will be signing on with Stripe, despite the fact that his background in software engineering makes him something of a surprise for this role. Get...

Google Search Flips To Mobile
October 09, 2015

If you felt a strong breeze over the summer, that might have been the majority of Google searches moving to mobile. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Inside The Alibaba-Tencent $15B Local Service Deal
October 09, 2015

The Groupon of China will soon merge — thanks to a collaboration between Alibaba and Tencent. 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...