Empowered consumers drive future of retail, study shows

September 18, 2012

This week in London, leading retailers are gathering for the World Retail Congress. At the center of the conversation is how the empowered consumer, or the…

Smartphone Armageddon a real threat, article reports

September 18, 2012

With personal finance transactions moving from the PC to the smartphone, there is a growing concern with security and the temptation for skilled hackers to…

New MasterCard SDK makes developing NFC payment apps easier

September 17, 2012

Amidst the ruckus caused by Apple's exclusion of NFC from its new iPhone, payment providers are moving forward with the technology as an enabler for mobile…

iPhone 5 features Passbook loyalty app, but no NFC

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Apple unveils a new design for its flagship phone but doesn't include near field communications.

ShopKeep POS intros system integration for mobile payments

September 12, 2012

ShopKeep POS announced this week the company's plans to incorporate Dwolla and LevelUp mobile payments into its iPad POS solution. Dwolla and LevelUp will…

Report: Retailers still conservative about investing in mobile

September 11, 2012

Retailers remain prudent in their financial investments when it comes to mobile objectives, showing tempered future plans for spending on mobile and tablet…

Six ways mobile payments can increase customer loyalty

Mobile payment is a channel that opens up huge loyalty opportunities for companies that do it right.

No NFC for iPhone 5

August 29, 2012

Speculation as to whether or not the next-generation iPhones would incorporate near field communication capabilities has been potent fodder for techies, but…

Redefining what "good" is, when the goal line keeps moving

by Chris Petersen — Owner, IMS

Bricks and mortar retailers have to be shaking their heads. Just when they think that they've stemmed the tide on one challenge, the standard moves higher.

RCE Podcast episode 7: What is Merchant Customer Exchange, and why should you care?

The big news this week was the announcement of Merchant Customer Exchange, a mobile payments initiative launched by some big-name retailers including Walmart…

Major retailers launch their own mobile payment method

by James Wester

August 16, 2012

Spoken of in hushed tones by merchants and retailers at payment conferences far and wide, "The Merchant Mobile Payment Alternative," a mobile payment scheme to…

His master's voice is in a tablet

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

I regularly get questions from smaller businesses on how to "take the leap" to customer commitment when they don't even have the scale and budget to invest in…

Australian daily seeks relevance through mobile commerce

Perth newspaper adds QR codes to advertisments to make shopping via a mobile phone easier.

Identive provides NFC tags for Olympic games

July 26, 2012

Identive Group Inc., an ID and security provider, announced it's jumping on the Olympics mobile-payment bandwagon. The company said its new tomPAY NFC tags are…

Socket Mobile, LightSpeed partner on interactive POS

July 10, 2012

Socket Mobile, a provider of mobile productivity solutions, is working with LightSpeed, a retail technology company, to design "Personalized selling with…

Company attempts to 'revolutionize checkout' with mobile platform

July 6, 2012

After a successful test project in a Washington supermarket, QThru is officially launching its mobile platform allowing shoppers to scan items with their…

Google unveils 'Save-to-Wallet'

June 29, 2012

Internet search giant Google has unveiled a new "Save-To-Wallet" API for the Google Wallet at its I/O conference in San Francisco, according to NFCworld.com.

Mobile POS in the age of omni-channel

by John Kenney — SVP, Business Development, Stella Nova Technologies

Five years from now, the least likely place a transaction will be completed is at the cash wrap. In the past, customers and retailers have experienced a single…

How customers are driving mobile POS

by John Kenney — SVP, Business Development, Stella Nova Technologies

Retail stores are in a push for customers to drive their shopping experience—from selection to checkout. At the same time, customers are looking for a…

MokiMobility enables cloud-based mobile device management for iPad, Android tablets

May 8, 2012

Integrating mobile device management features into tablet solutions for the iPad and Android tablets just got a little easier for retailers, thanks to the new…