Payments

Starbucks’ mobile payments strategy continues to gain steam, with recent reports stating that the coffeehouse chain has processed 42 million payments processed via its mobile application.

The Amazon Appstore is making it easier for developers to monetize their applications for Kindle Fire tablets and other Android devices via a new in-app purchasing service.

Google’s acquisition of payments technology firm TxVia could translate to a better user experience for Google Wallet.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is equipping volunteers and staff members with mobile tools that are aimed at capturing at-event donations.

Convenience store chain Cumberland Farms has introduced a mobile payments application to make it easier to fill up on gas and, for a limited time, is offering users five cents off per gallon.

Mount Holyoke College is piloting a new mobile payments app that enables students to pay for purchases around campus.

Starbucks is building on the significant success of its mobile payments app with several new capabilities, including making drive-thru payments available for the first time and extending its PayPal integration to Canada.

There is an unmet demand for mobile incentives, with 55 percent of consumers expressing an interest in mobile coupons but only 10 percent having actually received one from a merchant.

Discover is teaming up with BilltoMobile to let shoppers bill purchases made on ecommerce sites to a mobile phone account.

Square, which is known for its mobile payments solution for merchants, is making a bigger push into the consumer side of the transaction with a major revamp of its application that lets shoppers complete transactions via their smartphones.