December 10, 2013
Plan Smart Now If You Want to Be Relevant in...
Strategic planning season is in full swing in payments! And, the land grab for data and projections on everything from consumer spending to smartphone and tablet sales to POS trends...
December 10, 2013
The Unexpected Power Shift In Payments
I think it’s pretty safe to say that the “traditional” advertising and loyalty ecosystems are dying a slow death and should probably be put out of their respective miseries. Mobile/connected...
December 09, 2013
Qualcomm Releases Low-Cost iBeacon Alternative
Qualcomm Retail Solutions, has released the Gimbal proximity beacon, a new micro-location technology viewed as a lower-cost alternative to Apple’s iBeacon technology, the company announced in a December 9 press...
December 09, 2013
12 Retailers Innovating With Mobile
“Mobile blurs the on and offline worlds, making it possible for everything with a physical component to have an online component … Having the ability to communicate with consumers in...
December 08, 2013
Report Estimates 250M iBeacons Could Be In Use By 2014
More than 250 million Apple iBeacons could be in use at U.S. stores by 2014, a new report from TechCrunch revealed. The news follows a wide-scale rollout last Friday at...
December 08, 2013
The Unexpected Power Shift In Payments
I think it’s pretty safe to say that the “traditional” advertising and loyalty ecosystems are dying a slow death and should probably be put out of their respective miseries. Mobile/connected...
December 06, 2013
Apple Readies iBeacon For In-Store Launch
Apple is set to be begin using its iBeacon technology at its 245 U.S. Apple stores on Friday, The Associated Press revealed on December 6. iBeacon relies on bluetooth low...
December 04, 2013
Digital Publisher Shares Mags With iBeacon
Leveraging Apple’s Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology innovation iBeacon, a digital publisher in London has developed a new way to market digital magazine subscriptions, TechCrunch reported on December 4. Exact...
November 27, 2013
Innovations We’re Thankful For: GPS
As we gear up for PYMNTS.com’s Innovation Project 2014 our annual showcase of the best new ideas and brightest minds in the payments space, we’re launching a special Innovations We’re...