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LevelUp aims to make mobile payments more accessible to developers

09/19/201309/16/2013 Stephen Vagus

App developers could introduce mobile payments into their applications with LevelUp SDK Mobile payments firm LevelUp has launched its LevelUp Software Development Kit, which is designed to allow developers to accept mobile payments through their applications. The vast majority of applications are available at a very low price and many developers rely on in-app purchases in order to generate a profit from their creations. Without the ability to accommodate mobile payments, many of these applications struggle to produce any significant revenue, which is a problem that LevelUp is aiming to…

Mobile payments partnership formed between NCR and LevelUp

05/23/201305/21/2013 Jennifer Goula

The agreement will bring the technology to a larger number of restaurants. Leading retail point of sale (POS) software supplier for American restaurants, NCR, has partnered with LevelUp to bring the mobile payments app into the POS systems in order to be able to complete dining transactions. The startup is hoping that this will help it to make greater inroads into this rapidly growing market. This is especially important because restaurants are proving to be one of the most important growth areas for mobile payments. LevelUp has now formed this…

Mobile payments service formed through LevelUp and First Trade Union Bank partnership

12/07/201212/05/2012 Jennifer Goula

The two companies have come together to offer smartphone users a digital wallet. The First Trade Union Bank in Boston has announced that it is going to become one of the earliest banks in the area to offer a mobile payments app to its customers, to allow them to make purchases using their smartphones. The institution is a small community bank with only two branches, located in New York and Boston. It intends to launch its mobile payments application near the beginning of next year through a newly formed Scvngr…

Mobile commerce app by LevelUp provides consumers with much more than food

08/25/201208/24/2012 Stephanie Beck

Al’s Café, a Boston chain, is now using smartphone applications to engage customers. The owner of the Al’s Café sandwich shops, Al Costello, is known for his efforts to stay ahead of the conveniences offered by his competitors, and his latest service includes a mobile commerce app that allows customers to quickly and easily pay for their food with their smartphones and tablets. The application allows customers to buy anything from sandwiches to soups without their payment cards. All the customers need to do is use their Apple or Android…

Simple mobile payments through barcodes

06/14/2012 Jesse Collins

M-commerce could become even more convenient with codes to scannable complete transactions. Barcodes are already becoming widely popular among smartphone users, but now they are adding yet another benefit, and it is one that is working to the advantage of m-commerce, and that is mobile payments. An increasing number of merchants are using scannable barcodes for enabling purchases. They are being rapidly embraced by consumers who are always seeking a faster and easier way to shop. Many different technologies are being used for this purpose, ranging from the more “traditional”…