Category: United States

These articles are related to mobile commerce changes and companies within the United States. We post daily articles about US mobile shopping trends and how this is affecting America’s industry of all kinds.

Apple Pay Later launches, letting US consumers buy now

Stephanie Beck
Apple Pay Later - Buy Now Pay Later - Mobile

This type of popular way of shopping has reached the iPhone maker and its mobile wallet. Earlier this week, Apple Pay Later was launched by the iPhone maker as a “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service for consumers in the United States. The initial rollout is only to select users, but they do intend to complete a full rollout this year. The launch of Apple Pay Later is starting in the United States and will begin with a number of select users, expanding in coming months to a full rollout.…

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Florida commissioner thinks QR codes could replace paper restaurant menus

Jesse Collins
QR codes - Traditional restaurant paper menu

A Eileen Higgins (Miami-Dade) thinks there is no reason to require restaurants to have physical menus. A commissioner from Miami-Dade is currently seeking to change the Florida law that requires restaurants to have a physical menu, allowing them to use QR codes and other digital options instead. Florida restaurants must all provide a physical copy of their menu to patrons in all their locations. Commissioner Eileen Higgins is seeking to change that law. Throughout the pandemic, the use of QR codes skyrocketed. They became very popular in restaurants, which made…

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World’s first AR campus test launched by St. Ambrose University

Stephanie Beck
AR Campus - University

A new VR and AR pilot project aims to improve student engagement. An unprecedented VR and AR campus “Metaversity” pilot project has been launched by St. Ambrose President Amy C Novak EdD in partnership with VictoryXR as part of strategic initiatives to help emphasize a new generation of learning and to bolster student engagement. The school will be the first in the world to test the launch of a fully augmented reality campus. According to Novak, St. Ambrose University (SAU), located in Davenport, Iowa, will be the world’s first school…

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US Department of Justice sues Google over anticompetitive digital marketing

Stephanie Beck
Digital marketing - Lawsuit

The lawsuit accuses the tech giant of using its ad dominance in a way that works against competition. The US Department of Justice and several states across the country have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of using its dominance in digital marketing in a way that is harmful to competition. The government has said that Google’s dominance plans are to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals. Google has been accused of establishing a digital marketing strategy that asserts its dominance in a way that will “neutralize or eliminate” competitors…

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