17-May-13
Why Mobile Commerce Is Set To Explode

The explosive growth of mobile commerce has left many brands and retailers wondering how they can take advantage of this market....

17-May-13
Mobile payments service from PayPal is rolled out with free processing

This fee free transaction opportunity is a promotion that the company will run until the end of the year....

17-May-13
The Future of Mobile Payments in Canada is Already Here

The promise of a mobile wallet that completely replaces the need to carry around our heavy, overloaded cowhides may still be far away. But according to Derek Colfer, head of mobile innovation at Visa Canada, the future of mobile payments is already here....

17-May-13
MasterCard, Telefónica first mobile money service set to launch

Mobile Financial Service, the Brazilian joint venture announced last between wireless carrier Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide, is ready to launch Brazil's first mobile payment service: Zuum. According to MFS, the service will launch in five cities in the state of São Paulo and in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the state of Minas Gerais....

16-May-13
Tablets coming to dominate mobile commerce

Tablets are overcoming smartphones in mobile commerce...

16-May-13
eBay is no longer an m-commerce or e-commerce retailer

"eBay is not m-commerce or e-commerce, it's commerce period," says eBay Europe VP of marketing, operations and advertising, Alexander von Schirmeister. Speaking at the IAB Mobile Engage conference von Schirmeister discussed how eBay is part of the $10tn global commerce economy. ...

16-May-13
Google Wallet Now Allows Users to Transfer Money Via Gmail

Within the next few months a dollar sign will pop-up into your Gmail account and you will able to transfer money wherever you wish without leaving your Gmail account....

15-May-13
Mobile payment solutions have now been launched by VeriFone and Pinnacle

The latest services from the companies have been unveiled for use by the retail marketplace....

15-May-13
Canada’s three biggest mobile payment questions, answered

I am that person. The one who holds up the line during “coffee rush hour” between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. at various Starbucks in the financial district, who fumbles in my wallet, finds nothing and ends up paying my $2.57 with my debit card. The process probably takes less than a minute but I can feel the glares behind my back, and I don’t blame them. Until we’re all living in a world of NFC mobile payments, however, that’s the way it’s going to be....

15-May-13
New Cash Registers Are Sexy, But What’s Beneath the Counter Matters More

Anointed the next Steve Jobs by some admirers, Twitter inventor and Square CEO Jack Dorsey is one of the few people who can get the Silicon Valley press corps to roll out of bed early to hear what he has to say. Unlike Jobs, Dorsey spoke from a table at Blue Bottle Coffee near Square’s San Francisco headquarters, not the stage of the convention center down the street. Also unlike Jobs, he didn’t announce a product that at first glance seemed ready to detonate our digital lives and rearrange the pieces in a fundamentally new way. ...

14-May-13
PayZang Announces New Healthcare Payment Solutions

PayZang announces new healthcare payment solutions with custom management, billing automation, mobile payments applications, and simplified account integration. ...

14-May-13
Mobile payments don't depend on Apple, but Apple will soon depend on mobile payments

As per the last count (and I keep track of this stuff) there are 47 misconceptions, misunderstandings, and myths about Apple when it comes to mobile payments. I’m not going to bore you with all 47, but we can hit the highlights on three which have recently been brought to the forefront. ...

14-May-13
Real-time payments offer new revenue opportunities for banks

Offering real-time payments can help consumers better manage their financial lives, offer a differentiated banking experience and provide additional revenue streams for financial institutions, according to the second phase of a comprehensive research study released today by FIS™ (FIS), the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology....

13-May-13
Amazon Files For Mobile Payments System Patent

A new patent application filed by Amazon aims to strip away all the identifying information submitted in mobile payments, essentially turning consumers into anonymous purchasers when buying goods from thousands of online vendors....

13-May-13
EyeVerify Unlocks Mobile Market Opportunities for Financial Services Industry With Eyeprint Verification System

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2013) - EyeVerify, mobile authentication pioneer and sole provider of the "Eyeprint Verification System," today announced the availability of its solution to the banking and financial services sectors....

13-May-13
Tablets More M-Commerce-Friendly Than Phones

Nearly a third (30%) of U.S. tablet owners have made a purchase on their devices, compared to only 13% of mobile phone users....

13-May-13
Apple's next trump card is mobile payments

If done right, the company's mobile payments solution could have the potential of bringing in $100 million or more in revenue each year. ...

13-May-13
Groupon Unveils Groupon POS, An iPad App And Dashboard For On-Site, Mobile Payments

Groupon is expanding their mobile payment reach with the release of Groupon POS, an iPad-specific version of its mobile payments service aimed at local merchants, working as a dashboard to make and track payments. The release of the new service puts the Chicago based daily deal company one step closer to their competition – Square, PayPal and PayAnywhere....

10-May-13
CIBC Expands Mobile Payments

The Canadian bank announced its mobile payments app will now be available for Android smartphones....

10-May-13
Royal Bank of Canada Launching Mobile Payments System

As mobile commerce continues to grow worldwide, Royal Bank of Canada this week announced its customers will be able to securely purchase goods and services with debit or credit using smartphones compatible with Bell Canada's wireless network as part of a new mobile payment system the two are launching....