Venture Capitalist—and graphical Web browser creator—Marc Andreessen is looking at the payments space as an area that needs to—and can—be fully recrafted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
More than one out of every three (35 percent) shoppers today use mobile devices as part of their purchasing process, a 10 percent hike from 2012, according to new results from a shopper behavior study. Much of the change comes from sharp increases from three...
EBay on Monday (Oct. 6) said it would support a fine art auction with some of New York City’s top art galleries—Swann Auction Galleries, Doyle New York and Freeman’s—as consumers are showing a willingness and a comfort to spend a lot more online. Get the...
Curbside, the mobile shopping startup, is using $9.5 million in seed and Series A funding to help shoppers do same-day pickup, which is a hybrid between mobile shopping and in-store. Ideally, it combines the convenience of M-Commerce with the immediacy of in-store, with shoppers driving...
Reporting Tuesday (Oct. 7) that it’s operating profit plunged as much as 61.8 percent, as it battles Apple in the smartphone market that it once dominated. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Is Google tightening the screws on large Android OEMS that leverage the Android operating system to revive Google Wallet in the face of the new Apple Pay challenge? That may be why the search giant is introducing new requirements for Android certification. According to confidential...
Back in March, China bans using QR Code for payments, but that may end shortly, according to a report in Mobile Commerce News. The initial ban from the Central Bank was issued because of security concerns. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Square has closed $150 million in new venture financing, bringing Square’s current value to about $6 billion, the New York Times reported Sunday (Oct. 5). The new financing round was led the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.—a new investor—and included Goldman Sachs and Rizvi Traverse...
Samsung is making its NFC payment move in China, in a deal with UnionPay, China’s largest payment card firm. 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...
