Category: Mobile Commerce Security

Security in the mcommerce world is just as important as ecommerce due to most of consumer shopping and surfing will end up on a smartphone. This issue has been coming up a lot with QR code scanning as well as mobile banking trends. Join us as we explore this topic further.

UWB Uncovered: Is This the Tech That Will Replace QR Codes and NFC?

Stephanie Beck
Ultra-Wideband (UWB)

Ultra-Wideband (UWB): The Future of Tech or Just Hype? Ever tried scanning a QR code and thought, “Why does this feel… clunky?” Or stood at a payment terminal, tapping your phone repeatedly, wishing it would just work? We’ve all been there. And while QR codes and NFC have been doing the job decently for years, there’s a new kid on the block that promises to make things way sleeker. Enter Ultra-Wideband (UWB), a technology that might just change the game. But what’s UWB? How does it compare to stuff like NFC and…

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Mobile Commerce is Booming, and QR Codes Are Leading the Charge

Stephanie Beck
Mobile Commerce

Shopping’s gone mobile, and there’s no turning back. The era of “e-commerce” has catapulted into the era of “m-commerce,” and your favorite way to shop is a huge part of this transformation. Mobile devices aren’t just creeping up on desktop shopping; they’ve officially dominated it. And at the intersection of convenience, tech-savvy consumers, and businesses racing to adapt lies one key tool playing an outsized role in this shift—QR codes. Why QR codes? They’re everywhere lately. Those little black-and-white pixelated squares you probably scanned in a restaurant to check the…

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Google to stop geofence warrants by letting users store location data on devices

Stephanie Beck
Geofence warrants - Location Data own device

Law enforcement have been accessing location data stored in massive amounts by tech giants. Google will soon be providing users with the opportunity to store their location data on their devices instead of on its own servers, putting to the end the geofence warrants trend it played a large part in creating. Use of these warrants has recently taken off. This will effectively cease a surveillance practice that has long existed and that has permitted law enforcement such as police to be able to access the company’s massive stores of…

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WhatsApp messaging app enhances mobile security with Android passkey support

Jorge Gonzalez
Messaging app - WhatsApp Security

The popular Meta-owned application announced that it will be adding this new support for Android devices. Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced that it has launched Android device passkey support, eliminating the requirement for two-factor authentication using SMS. Users will be able to use their fingerprints, face or a PIN to unlock their accounts on their devices. Until now, the two-factor authentication using SMS was the primary security method used by the messaging app. However, according to WhatsApp, it will be gradually rolling out the use of a passkey instead.…

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J.Crew launches fashion app giving 2-day heads up on product launches

QR Code Press
Fashion app - Model on phone

The application is a spinoff of the brand’s Passport loyalty program that began in August 2022. J.Crew is rolling out the next step in its Passport loyalty program that started in August 2022, by now taking a mobile commerce approach with a fashion app that will provide users with a number of shopping advantages. The application first launched on Monday and was based on the brand’s customer behaviors. The fashion app’s inspiration came from the retailer’s customer behaviors, said Derek Yarbrough, J.Crew CMO. In the last year, over two out…

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