Beacon Technology news and trends

Giving UK Hospitality A Reboot With Full-Service Payments
Payments As A Service // February 01, 2017

In a sea of small businesses, what does it take to stand out? For the January Payments as a Service Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Lee Nazari, CEO of SWOOPOS, about how U.K. merchants in the hospitality trade are using beacons to find new ways to...

Payments as a Service Tracker: Beacon Of Hope For UK Merchants?
Payments As A Service // January 31, 2017

In a sea of small businesses, what does it take to stand out? For the January Payments as a Service Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Lee Nazari, CEO of Swoopos, about how U.K. merchants in the hospitality trade are using beacons to find new ways to...

Where Mobile Is Moving Location Intelligence
Merchant Innovation // January 27, 2016

Not only has the proliferation of mobile devices and technology had a profound effect on consumers, but entire industries themselves are now being forced to move where mobile is going. Jeff Russakow, CEO of Gimbal, joined MPD CEO Karen Webster to discuss empowering consumer engagement...

How ShopAdvisor Helps Merchants Reach Consumers
News // December 31, 2015

Location-based mobile shopping apps, much like the devices they rely on to reach consumers wherever they shop, have been becoming increasingly ubiquitous over the past few years. As technology has improved and targeting has become more sophisticated, retailers have struggled to create compelling user experiences...

Quick Reads
Uber Adds Live Location Sharing To App

November 21, 2017
Uber is preparing for the busy holiday travel season by adding more features to its ride-hailing app. According to a news report in TechCrunch, one of the larger changes to the Uber app is the ability to engage in live location sharing, which enables you to let the driver know where you are without having […]

How ShopAdvisor Helps Merchants Reach Consumers

December 31, 2015
Location-based mobile shopping apps, much like the devices they rely on to reach consumers wherever they shop, have been becoming increasingly ubiquitous over the past few years. As technology has...

Google Takes On iBeacon

July 15, 2015
It would appear as though Google is pinging Apple — specifically, attempting to challenge the latter’s iBeacon technology. Yesterday (July 14), the Internet tech giant began releasing a new set...