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Retail mobile payments in South Africa are leading the way
These shops are at the head of the crowd on a worldwide scale in terms of enabling the technology. Although the dream of retail mobile payments is only barely just getting started in North America and is seeing considerable resistance from consumers and stores, alike, this is not the case in South Africa, where merchants are leading the way for receiving transactions through the use of smartphones. Among the largest obstacles that this technology had previously seen … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, International, Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments
Mobile commerce helps boost online retail revenue
New platform sheds some light on mobile sales and the growth of e-commerce E-commerce is picking up momentum in the U.S. Custora, a provider of commerce marketing analytics, has released a new platform, called the E-Commerce Pulse, which provides real-time information concerning the U.S. e-commerce scene. Pulse shows that more people are taking to shopping online, but many are not doing so from their home computers. A rapidly growing number of consumers has opted to shop … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, United States
Black Friday mobile payments could be the start of something big
Today’s official start to the holiday shopping season could be defining for digital wallets. The holiday shopping season is now underway and services such as Google Wallet and Isis are hoping that Black Friday mobile payments will be the start of the explosion of use of these services by consumers. Until now, smartphone based transactions at points of sale have experienced little more than struggle. However, these mobile wallets have now gone national, and this is the first … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Trends, United States
Mobile payments and banking partnership formed between HP and Accumulate
The companies are bringing their experience and technology together to target several new markets. HP has now announced that it is taking greater steps into the mobile payments and banking industry, through its latest partnership which includes a global agreement with Accumulate. This partnership is meant to considerably broaden the potential and capabilities of both companies. The new strategy follows the successful implementation that HP has already made of the IKO mobile payments and banking scheme in Poland … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Payments
Tablets could lead smartphones in the mobile commerce sector
Tablets considered ideal for mobile commerce This year may become a major milestone for tablets when it comes to mobile commerce. More consumers are beginning to participate in online shopping and many of these people are favoring tablets over smartphones, according to a new report from BI Intelligence. The report highlights the growing attractiveness of mobile commerce and sheds some light on how this may affect retail in the future, especially as mobile devices become more … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Technology News
Mobile payments platform with latest support for Isis launched
The smartphone wallet joint venture created by Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile continues to expand. The mobile payments program that has just recently gone nationwide, Isis, has now announced the details of its Isis Alliance Program, which will be the latest platform for supporting this system. It has been designed to support the merchant technology ecosystem while providing resources and tools. The hope is that it will enhance the experience for merchants who wish to take advantage of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, United States
Canadians may favor mobile commerce for holiday shopping
Mobile commerce can make holiday shopping more enjoyable Canadian consumers may be looking to avoid going to physical stores during the 2013 holiday season, according to a new study from Pollara, which was conducted on behalf of PayPal Canada. The study suggests that mobile commerce has provided a reasonable alternative to traditional shopping experiences. Notably, through mobile shopping consumers would be able to avoid long lines at checkout as well as the other stresses associated with … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments
McDonald’s to launch mobile commerce projects in Belgium
McDonald’s makes a move on mobile commerce McDonald’s has been experimenting with mobile engagement recently. The company has been adorning food packages with QR codes in an effort to connect with mobile consumers more effectively. Mobile commerce has now caught the attention of the fast food corporation and it plans to begin testing a new NFC-based payment service in Belgium in 2014. McDonald’s will be working with Seamless, a Swedish mobile payments firm, for this initiative. Seamless … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commercial, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, QR Codes
Mobile commerce may benefit from new partnership
New partnership could ignite a promising future for mobile commerce The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that promotes standards for NFC technology, has announced that it has formed a liaison partnership with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a trade association focused on Bluetooth technology. The partnership will allow the two organizations to work more closely together in the future, potentially collaborating on projects concerning the use of NFC and Bluetooth technology. Both of these technologies … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Technology News
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