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Mass-market adoption of mobile payments still 2-3 years away: MoreMagic exec

March 8, 2011

The top executive at MoreMagic Solutions, a global mobile commerce and financial services provider, said that mobile payments have made great strides but that the industry is still two or three years away from mass-market adoption.


Which mobile sites performed best during Valentine’s Day?

February 22, 2011

The mobile sites of OpenTable and Ghirardelli came out on top in terms of performance this Valentine’s Day, according to research from Keynote Systems Inc.

Does Facebook hold the future of mobile payments in its hands?

February 17, 2011

With more than 200 million mobile users, Facebook and its currency platform Credits is poised to be the future of how we pay for both virtual and physical goods.

Majority of smartphone users have bought physical goods via mobile: Adobe

February 14, 2011

A majority of the respondents to an Adobe survey – 62 percent – said that they have bought physical goods from their smartphone devices in the last six months.

Applebee’s, American Eagle boost revenue via Valentine’s Day mobile gift cards

February 9, 2011

Applebee’s, American Eagle, AMC Theatres, Blockbuster, Bass Pro Shops and SpaFinder are driving revenue by offering Valentine’s Day digital gift cards that are redeemable via mobile.

Adding mobile to multichannel commerce big driver for ebusiness success in 2011

February 1, 2011

Consumers are demanding content-driven, multichannel commerce that includes mobile access, according to a survey by Endeca Technologies.

MasterCard, Telefonica team up to spread mobile financial services in Latin America

January 31, 2011

MasterCard and Telefonica have launched a joint venture to lead the development of mobile financial services in 12 countries in Latin America where the carrier’s Movistar brand operates.

NFC-enabled iPhone 5 to take mobile payments to the next level

January 27, 2011

Multiple reports are adding fuel to the fire of rumors that Apple’s iPhone 5 will be embedded with a near field communication chip, a move that could shoot mobile payments into the stratosphere.

US mobile payments could reach $1 trillion by 2015: exec

January 26, 2011

Mobile payments will approach $1 trillion by 2015 in the United States if retailers receive lower payment-processing fees based on a more efficient system, according to The Luciano Group.

Do not approach mobile strategy as series of one-offs: Mashery

January 14, 2011

Brands and retailers must integrate mobile into their overall long-term multichannel strategy, stay on top of trends in application programming interface development and make it a priority for 2011.