July 23, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 22-23
JC Penney to eliminate standard checkout Amex’s Henry Downplays Impacts of Swipe Fee Settlement Consumers return to web for back-to-school shopping GSI Commerce, Spanx extend long-term e-commerce deal...
July 13, 2012
How Many Credit Cards Do You Have, Anyway?
Card startup Wallaby is hoping consumers will sign up to use its new smart card, which will combine all their credit cards into one and optimize spend according to rewards....
July 13, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 12-13
Square Issues Cease And Desist On Mobile Payment Competitor mPowa: Hands Off Our Hands Picture GE Energy Teams Up with PayPal to Make Electric Vehicle Charging Payments Simple and Secure...
July 12, 2012
Amazon Phone Update: Hires Former Windows Phone Director
Amazon has added Robert Williams, a former director on the Windows Phone team, to its own staff as Director of the App Store. Five months ago, Windows Phone’s Director of...
July 12, 2012
Twitter Agrees: Mobile Is The New Plastic
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @Vantiv: “Mobile Is The New Plastic.” RT @pymnts Experts Weigh...
July 12, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 11-12
Starbucks Adds PayPal to Mobile App on Android, Grows to UK and Canada JCB Opens Its First South American Subsidiary in Brazil Amazon actually testing smartphone in Asia now: Platform...
July 11, 2012
Amazon Phone Already Being Tested By Suppliers In Asia
Amazon is testing a new smartphone device with potential supply partners in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports. Citing reports from supplier officials who wished to remain anonymous, WSJ’s Lorraine...
July 10, 2012
33% of U.S. Consumers Have Used Mobile Payments, Survey Says
A new survey suggests that one in three U.S. consumers have used a form of mobile payment. Among those that have used mobile payments, PayPal Mobile is the most popular...
July 09, 2012
PYMNTS Daily Roundup: July 6-8
Daily deals are profitable for many businesses—but not so much for retailers Office Depot aims to build a stronger online business in Europe Future of mobile: “compound” apps that know...