Indie rock recording artist Guided By Voices is launching a multi-content mobile storefront in conjunction with its upcoming reunion tour kicking off later this year.

While mobile payments are convenient, consumers could be at risk when mistakes are made by merchants and processors or as a result of fraud.

A retail study found that consumers are increasingly turning to mobile devices to add depth and convenience to their in-store shopping experience.

Verizon Communications’ $400,000 investment in mobile loyalty specialist CardStar proves that value-added services are key to driving adoption of mobile payments.

ShopNBC and drugstore.com are among the merchants that have partnered with LinkShare’s affiliate network to track mobile commerce transactions.

ENational Payments has partnered with Mocapay to offer secure mobile services to merchants and retailers, letting them reduce the time spent handling payments.

Arkansas.gov’s secure mobile payment service has quickly become one of the state’s most popular smartphone-enabled features.

PayPal is offering its San Jose, CA-based employees BlingTags that let them make purchases throughout the company’s entire campus and at participating merchants.

Payfone Inc. has closed an $11 million round of Series B financing, which is one of the biggest investments in the mobile payments space to date.

Movie ticket vendor Fandango’s commerce-enabled Android application has surpassed 1.5 million downloads since its launch at the beginning of the year.