Walmart updates app for fast store credit access

The mass merchant's e-wallet now gives customers nearly instant access to new payment options in stores.

By Robert Williams • June 15, 2017

Frenzy teams with Anti Social Social Club for LA flash sale

The dropzone event, and others to come, aim to be exclusive flash sales targeting consumers in specific locations to drive purchases via mobile.

By Dan O'Shea • June 14, 2017

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Amazon now offers rewards for debit card use

Amazon Prime Reload is the e-commerce giant's latest effort to market Prime by offering a cash-back bonus.

By Dan O'Shea • June 13, 2017

PayPal close to expanding Venmo payments for merchants

Venmo may soon be accepted by more PayPal merchants, as testing wraps up and a major expansion of the capability nears.

By Dan O'Shea • June 11, 2017

32% of shoppers have Amazon credit cards

More shoppers are opening store credit card accounts with Amazon than with any other retailer, a new survey found.

By Dan O'Shea • June 9, 2017

Apple Pay to launch Venmo competitor on iMessage

Apple is enabling peer-to-peer money transfers through Apple Pay, expanding the utility of its mobile payment solution in a way that may help retail in the long run.

By Dan O'Shea • June 5, 2017

Barclaycard tests checkout-free Grab+Go mobile payment app

The U.K.-based company is testing an app that would enable merchants to support lineless, touchless checkout processes, rivaling the technology of Amazon Go.

By Dan O'Shea • May 31, 2017

Dunkin’ Donuts integrates Masterpass with mobile app, loyalty program

In its latest mobile commerce move, the company is enabling Mastercard's digital payment service to be used to refuel customers' virtual loyalty cards.

By Dan O'Shea • May 30, 2017

Raise rolls out gift card-fueled mobile wallet app

The gift card marketplace company is morphing its mobile app into a mobile wallet that allows consumers to buy gift cards and redeem them in-store and online.

By Dan O'Shea • May 24, 2017

Apple, Visa sued for alleged patent infringement over Apple Pay

Tech company Universal Secure Registry has filed a lawsuit claiming that Apple Pay infringes on four of its patents.

By Dan O'Shea • May 22, 2017

City Furniture equips store associates with IBM mobile apps

The Florida-based regional retailer is deploying enterprise mobile apps from IBM to help store associates improve customer experiences.

By Dan O'Shea • May 22, 2017

New Aptos Labs funnel millions into ‘unified commerce’ platform

The company's innovation development team is working on a "cloud-native, mobile-first" platform that promises new features and integration with its Singular platform.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Android Pay, PayPal deepen partnership

Users of the payment app can now link to their PayPal accounts to pay with one touch at more than 16 million PayPal merchants.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Salesforce injects AI into Commerce Cloud Einstein

The company has enhanced its platform with order management, predictive sort and other e-commerce support features.

By Dan O'Shea • May 18, 2017

Google touts Assistant’s new e-commerce features

At the company's developer conference, an executive demonstrated the conversational commerce capabilities by ordering delivery from Panera and paying via fingerprint technology.

By Dan O'Shea • May 17, 2017

Starbucks app vulnerable to hacking, fraudulent charges

The app's popularity and use of gift cards make it an attractive target. 

By Rob Williams • May 15, 2017

Barclaycard exec: Eliminate payments from the shopping equation

At the Retail Business Technology Expo, VP of Strategy and Innovation Anita Liu Harvey urged retailers to strive for a shopping process that doesn't require paying at checkout before leaving the store.

By Dan O'Shea • May 12, 2017

Alipay swoops into US market to shake up mobile payments

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial's mobile payments platform, in partnership with First Data, will primarily target or appeal to Chinese tourists in the U.S.

By Dan O'Shea • May 9, 2017

Survey: Consumers want more biometric payment options

Nearly 80% of those surveyed said they want more biometric authentication methods beyond fingerprint authentication to access mobile banking or payment apps, EyeVerify found.

By Dan O'Shea • May 7, 2017

Report: Gift cards increasingly targeted in latest evolution of security attacks

Criminals are capable of using a variety of methods, including fast, automated bots to crack the serial numbers of gift cards, according to Flashpoint.

By Dan O'Shea • May 3, 2017

Apple Pay transactions surged 450% over the past year

CEO Tim Cook touted the numbers on a call with analysts, although he did not reveal the total number of Apple Pay users, nor the amount of revenue the company earns from Apple Pay.

By Dan O'Shea • May 3, 2017

Study: 89% of retailers will arm associates with mobile tech in next 3 years

About 84% of retailers will also use mobile point-of-sale systems in stores by 2020, according to new research from Boston Retail Partners.

By Dan O'Shea • April 27, 2017

Retail trade groups assail House bill gutting swipe-fee limits

The Financial Choice Act would undo the Durbin Amendment, which limits debit card fees paid by retailers to banks and credit card issuers.

By Daphne Howland • April 27, 2017

Wal-Mart lowers money transfer fees, unveils mobile services

Starting next month, customers can access the mobile Bluebird2Walmart Money Transfer Service to send money for cash pick-up at Wal-mart store locations.

By Dan O'Shea • April 26, 2017

Mastercard tests biometric, EMV payment authentication

The company said it has conducted multiple tests in South Africa of a payment card equipped with biometric security as an extra layer of consumer protection.

By Dan O'Shea • April 23, 2017