Payments players around the globe gathered last week to chat about all things payments and commerce. As you might expect, there were lots of new products, big ideas and big predictionsshared. We thought you’d like to see the things that we thought were worth sharing....
Apple Pay has certainly been the rising tide that has lifted all mobile payments boats – and conversations. Hard to believe that it’s been in market for less than a month. But since that time, Apple Pay isn’t the only mobile payments scheme to make...
A new $5.6 million funding investment will help the Wanderu travel startup launch a native mobile app to help travelers book train and bus tickets on the go, TechCrunch.com reported. The Boston-based company is competing against larger companies like Kayak.com, but has a new edge...
Ever since it first launched in Sweden two years ago, global mobile payments provider SEQR has expanded into several other countries in Europe. And alongside many other players in the space, SEQR claims to be Europe’s “most used” mobile payments solution. And now, it’s coming...
Softcard CEO Michael Abbott consumers to have choices, particularly when it comes to NFC-based mobile wallet apps, and he added another choice to the list Wednesday (Nov. 5) when the company announced its mobile wallet app would extend to the Windows Phone. “I’m pleased to announce Softcard has come...
Dairy Queen is brining its loyal customer base the chance to tap into the company’s new mobile app and digital wallet, Nation’s Restaurant News reported. “We think it has some competitive advantages,” Barry Westrum, executive vice president of marketing for American Dairy Queen, said in the article. “Consumers...
A NFC payment app for Android users is headed to France with the help of Visa Europe France and Atos Worldline, Telecompaper reported. This pilot program will give customers a contactless payment option at 350,000 merchants in France, and for purchases over 20 Euro a password will...
The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). In other news, Burger King decided to jump...
Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. I have found Walgreens to be a reasonably good...
