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Articles Tagged ‘mobile payments’


Macy’s, Foot Locker expand mobile payment efforts via Isis partnership

May 16, 2012

Another piece of the puzzle is falling into place for mobile wallet solution Isis, which this week revealed a list of retailers it is partnering with, including Macy’s, Foot Locker and Jamba Juice.


Visa exec: Digital wallet services will fundamentally transform commerce in near future

May 10, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – A Visa executive at the International CTIA Wireless 2012 conference said that there is no doubt that in the near future digital wallet services will fundamentally transform commerce and change the way consumers pay for goods and services.

Designer wallet of future will be virtual, but challenge is monetizing relationships

May 2, 2012

Will Generation Y ever know anything other than a mobile device as a means of purchasing? The future of mobile payment systems is promising – or threatening – to revolutionize the way we buy goods and services.

T.G.I. Friday’s strengthens mobile strategy with payments app

April 26, 2012

T.G.I. Friday’s orders another round of mobile with a new application enabling customers to place an order and pay their bills via their smartphones.

EBay bets the house on mcommerce, PayPal

April 20, 2012

EBay first-quarter financial results beat analysts’ expectations in part because of the leadership role that the company has taken in mcommerce, which is helping to drive healthy gains across its businesses as consumers increasingly embrace mobile to shop and pay for purchases.

Barclays enlists NFC tags to enable mobile payments

April 20, 2012

Barclays is giving customers a way to pay for small purchases with their mobile phones at a variety of merchant and transit locations.

Barclays Pingit payments app tallies up more than 400,000 downloads

April 16, 2012

Barclays person-to-person mobile payments application Pingit was download more than 400,000 times in the first eight weeks following its February launch.

Google acquires TxVia to improve Google Wallet user experience

April 6, 2012

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

Cumberland Farms simplifies gas purchases via PayPal payments app

April 3, 2012

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 pilots mobile payments app for on-campus purchases

April 3, 2012

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