Samsung Pay coming to three more countries

January 8, 2016

Consumers in Australia, Brazil and Singapore will get an opportunity to use the mobile wallet some time this year.

FreedomPay serves up new pay-at-the-table device

January 8, 2016

The company's new offering is PCI-validated with point-to-point encryption and supports EMV and contactless payments.

MasterCard moves forward with wearables

January 8, 2016

The card network has partnered with Coin to bring MasterCard payments to a wide array of fitness bands, smart watches and other wearable devices.

Apple might have bigger plans for iOS payments

January 4, 2016

The company has filed a patent on a system that would give iPhone users the ability to transfer funds to others through texts, phone call and email.

Mitigating cybersecurity threats to ensure customer experience is a safe one

Although the nationwide rollout of EMV technology is beginning to eliminate some security concerns, experts expect to see an increase in online fraud as…

Study: Gift card popularity remains high, consumers eager for mobile storage

December 23, 2015

Gift cards are a popular retail consumer focus this holiday season but they’re also a last-minute gift purchase before the big day.

Apple Pay coming to China in 2016

December 18, 2015

Rumor becomes reality as Apple's mobile payment system is set to debut with the support of 15 Chinese banks.

Year in Review: Top mobile news, strategy insight of 2015

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

There were two big 'm' words for the small and big retailer in 2015: millennial and mobile. Both factored big in strategy, merchandising, reassessing payment…

Speed, convenience are tops for retail consumers reveals new research

December 17, 2015

Retail consumers aren't very patient with slow loading online stores and are using their smartphones more than tablets this year when it comes to online…

Report: Big sales days reflect big smartphone, mobile consumer use

December 17, 2015

The top retail sales days of the holiday season reflect increasing consumer adoption and reliance on smartphone and mobile device use, according to a new…

Chicago retailers hopping on Amazon Prime Now service

December 10, 2015

More local stores in Chicago are signing up for Amazon’s Prime Now one-hour delivery program.

Mobile device shoppers made Cyber Week a lucrative retail week

December 8, 2015

Mobile devices accounted for more than 50 percent of shopping traffic on Black Friday and 40 percent of Cyber Monday traffic.

Sears refreshes mobile app, debuts mobile device incentive strategy

December 8, 2015

Sears is banking big on mobile shopping this holiday season and has upgraded its app with new features and offering mobile in-store consumers free shipping.

Mobile spurs seasonal shopping as Cyber Monday undergoes a transition

December 7, 2015

Cyber Monday not as super as expected but shopping still spiked over last year's figures.

Retailers beware: Mobile drives holiday shopping season

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mobile shopping already was ahead of expectations in the weeks leading up to the official start of the holiday season in the U.S.

FreshBooks prepping mobile card payment device for SMBs

December 3, 2015

FreshBooks Card Reader will offer small business owners an easy way to get paid faster.

5 benefits of mPOS every retailer needs to know

The introduction of point of sale systems has changed payment experiences by replacing cash registers in many scenarios. Credit cards have become a preferred…

The merging of social media, payments and mobile

No other online channel is driving retail sales and referral traffic quite like that of social media and Michael Hagen, the corporate ID strategist and…

Dunkin' Donuts testing on-the-go ordering, delivery service

November 20, 2015

Dunkin' Donuts is testing mobile ordering in Portland, Maine, and delivery service in Dallas.

Samsung Pay coming to budget phones?

November 19, 2015

Samsung Electronics reportedly is planning to bring its new mobile-payment system to mid- and low-end handsets.