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Snapchat breaks into the mobile payments market

11/28/201411/25/2014 Stephen Vagus

Snapchat introduces new money transfer service called Snapcash Popular mobile app Snapchat has become the latest social application to embrace mobile commerce. Snapchat has rolled out a new feature called “Snapcash,” which allows users to transfer money to one another. This represents Snapchat’s first entry into the mobile payments market, putting it competition with other companies therein, such as PayPal and Venmo. If Snapchat can compete effectively, it could quickly become one of the most popular mobile commerce apps. New feature allows users to send money to their friends using…

WeDeliver launches new mobile commerce platform

11/17/201411/15/2014 Stephen Vagus

Delivery service provider has launched a new mobile shopping site and commerce platform WeDeliver, an online deliver service, has launched a new mobile shopping site ahead of the holiday season. The company specializes in providing same-day delivery services for local merchants, operating primarily in Chicago, Illinois. Delivery services are becoming particularly popular among retailers because of the growing prominence of online shopping and mobile commerce. A growing number of people are beginning to use their mobile devices to do their shopping and retailers are having to find ways to deliver…

Panera Bread launches new mobile payments application

09/08/201409/06/2014 Stephen Vagus

New app aims to help Panera Bread recover from operational struggles Panera Bread Company has launched a new mobile application that aims to help the company recover from the operational struggles it has faced over the past 18 months. The mobile app is meant to help the company’s restaurants better manage the high volume of orders they receive during peak hours by taking advantage of the mobile commerce scene. More consumers are beginning to use their mobile devices in restaurants to pay for their purchases and many of these consumers…

Amazon launches a new mobile commerce service

08/15/201408/14/2014 Stephen Vagus

Local Register aims to promote mobile commerce among retailers Amazon has a strong interest in mobile commerce, but the company is not only keen to support mobile shopping in the digital space. Amazon has begun offering a new mobile-centric service that will allow merchants in the physical world to accept payments made from a mobile device. The service is called Local Register and is designed to compete with similar services being offered by PayPal and Square. The service may help Amazon further establish a strong position in the mobile commerce…

Starbucks finds more success in mobile commerce

07/31/201407/31/2014 Jesse Collins

Company continues to see success through its innovative mobile application Starbucks has found a great deal of success in its mobile commerce endeavors. The company has been trying to embrace mobile consumers for some time, launching various marketing and engagement initiatives throughout the years. These initiatives have been met with varying degrees of success, but introducing consumers to mobile payments has been the most successful initiative from the company to date. According to CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks is now supporting some 12 million active users through its mobile application in…