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Facebook Starts Testing NYC Beacons As A Way To Monetize Mobile
Facebook Starts Testing NYC Beacons As A Way To Monetize Mobile
January 30, 2015  |  Mobile

Facebook plans to test beacons in New York City as a way of connecting its mobile users to the Facebook pages of nearby shops and...

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Payments Tech Heats Up India’s Retail Competition
Payments Tech Heats Up India’s Retail Competition
December 30, 2014  |  News

Retailers in India are turning to mobile payments innovators to gain an edge over their competition, experts say, as they explore how their customers can...

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Beacon Obstacles Starting To Melt
Beacon Obstacles Starting To Melt
November 10, 2014  |  International

Beacon executives at the ad:tech New York conference claim that nearly five million beacons will be deployed over the next five years.  The execs did...

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Malls Embrace Geolocation
Malls Embrace Geolocation
October 13, 2014  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Among the myriad of problems mall-based retailers face in the era of diminished traffic to the traditional shopping box, is the issue of drawing the...

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Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014  |  Controversial

Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new...

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Almost 200 Colleges Beckon Beacons With RetailMeNot
Almost 200 Colleges Beckon Beacons With RetailMeNot
August 18, 2014  |  News

Digital offers destination RetailMeNot reportedly has a back-to-school marketing campaign that will leverage geofencing technology. The Austin, Texas-based company plans to work with its retail...

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Around the World with Beacon
Around the World with Beacon
July 02, 2014  |  Hmmm

With businesses large and small rushing to jump onto the Beacon bandwagon, it can be hard to keep track of who, where, why and how's...

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Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
Virgin Atlantic to Use iBeacon at Heathrow Airport in UK
May 02, 2014  |  Europe

Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.

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