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Articles Tagged ‘mobile payments’


Rock band GBV monetizes content catalog via mobile storefront

September 2, 2010

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.


How secure are mobile payments?

August 30, 2010

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

15pc of consumers have made purchase with mobile device: study

August 26, 2010

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

Verizon’s investment in CardStar shows mobile loyalty, payments intertwined

August 24, 2010

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

ShopNBC taps mobile site, app, affiliate network to accelerate mcommerce

August 19, 2010

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

ENational Payments partners with Mocapay for mcommerce services

August 13, 2010

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

Arkansans’ adoption of mobile payments at Arkansas.gov surging

August 10, 2010

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

PayPal introduces mobile payments program for employees

August 5, 2010

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 bags $11M for expansion in mobile payments

August 3, 2010

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.

Fandango’s mobile commerce Android app surpasses 1.5M downloads

August 2, 2010

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