PlayerLync receives $12.5M from funding effort

November 5, 2018

Mobile content platform PlayerLync has secured $12.5 million in its latest funding round and aims to use the funds for growth strategies, from marketing to…

Walmart BYOD helping associates work smarter

November 5, 2018

Walmart is deploying a mobile device associate initiative aimed at helping team members work smarter using their own smartphones.

Sam's Club concept store will be test bed for mobile-first customer experience

October 29, 2018

Choice Market plugs mobile pay, checkout into app

October 22, 2018

Denver-based Choice Market is building a convenience store with the product selection of a natural grocery and fast casual restaurant, according to a press…

C-store chain partners with NCR on mobile payments

October 19, 2018

NCR Corp. has announced that Enmarket Convenience Stores will introduce the NCR Mobile Payments solution for fuel retailers across its locations in the coming…

Verra Mobility debuts 'pay-as-you-go' toll-paying app

October 18, 2018

Tech-enabled smart transportation provider, Verra Mobility, has launched a nationwide, "pay-as-you-go" tolling service called Peasy that gives customers a way…

NCR contactless EMV outdoor terminal aimed at convenience retailers

October 15, 2018

NCR has received certification with the largest independent payment processor in the U.S. for EMV contactless payments on its outdoor payment terminal, NCR…

Masabi, Swiftly to help transit agencies with real-time information, mobile ticketing

October 12, 2018

Masabi, which specializes in mobile ticketing and payments, is teaming up with Swiftly, a big data and mobility services platform for public transit, in a…

Apple Pay leads in users but Samsung Pay users more engaged

October 12, 2018

Apple Pay is the go-to digital wallet for most debit card users, according to new data from Auriemma Consulting Group.

Retail leaders share insights about mobile trends

Restaurant and retail executives that gathered in Chicago this past summer for the Networld Media Group's annual CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit shared their…

Amazon's got big ambitions for cashierless strategy

October 9, 2018

There may just be less than a handful of Amazon Go stores right now, but the number of cashierless retail locations may explode in just a few years.

Mobile Payments 101: Retail

The world of mobile payments has changed significantly over the past decade – and particularly over the past few years as smartphones and other mobile devices…

Mobile payments for cannabis dispensaries in the works

September 17, 2018

Virtual Crypto Technologies Inc. has announced plans to develop a cryptocurrency payment product for cannabis dispensaries. The company intends to offer this…

7-Eleven launches Apple Pay, Google Pay mobile payment options

September 12, 2018

You can now buy 7-Eleven pizza, coffee, slurpees or anything else off the retail convenience store's shelves using Apple Pay and Google Pay.

'Near me' is top mobile shopper search

September 3, 2018

A good majority, 82 percent, of mobile shoppers are doing "near me" searches, and 60 percent of mobile consumers are clicking on the first search result that…

Citi innovation leader talks customer interaction, building customer loyalty

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mary Hines, managing director of customer engagement and innovation at Citi, gave the opening keynote in Chicago at the annual CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit…

6 nuggets from CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit 2018

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

One of the overriding themes from this year's event held in Chicago was an emphasis on design, whether it's a mobile app, a loyalty program, or delivery…

Consumer love for mobile apps on the rise

August 28, 2018

Consumers are downloading retailer mobile apps at double the pace and conducting more in-app purchases, according to a new Synchrony study.

Avoid becoming Toys R Us: Make mobile-first discovery the retail experience

Andrew Blachman, COO of Tophatter, muses on the fate of Toys R Us and the lessons retailers should learn from -- especially as it relates to mobile retail.

Mobile merchant transactions may drive financial inclusion

August 22, 2018

A new Juniper Research study forecasts that the use of mobile devices to make retail and store payments will act as a driver for financial inclusion of the…