Isis announces support of major POS vendors

by James Wester

Isis Mobile Wallet to be enabled at the point of sale on equipment from VeriFone, ViVoTech, Ingenico and Equinox.

Square rethinks the register

by James Wester

POS company introduces new app for brick-and-mortar retailers to accept credit cards, mobile payments.

Study: Shoppers don't think m-commerce is secure

February 27, 2012

Only a limited number of shoppers are using mobile technologies to buy their goods, despite ongoing investments in a multi-channel approach from retailers…

E-commerce shoppers have mobile security worries

February 20, 2012

About 60 percent of smartphone users believe that their security could be compromised if they use it for e-commerce transactions, according to Affinion…

PayPal responds to Visa exec's remarks

February 17, 2012

A day after a Visa exec publicly questioned the security of PayPal's new offline product, PayPal said its cloud-based payments offer more security than credit…

Australian retailer taking 'window shopping' to next level

February 16, 2012

Australian multichannel fashion brand Sportsgirl is unveiling a 24/7 shopping experience with a "window shop," that allows customers to purchase products…

Webinar to cover what U.S. FIs need to know about EMV

February 14, 2012

ATMmarketplace.com, in collaboration with Diebold, will present "What U.S. financial institutions need to know about EMV," a live webinar at 2 p.m. EST Feb.16.

OfficeMax second retailer to pilot PayPal's in-store solution

February 13, 2012

PayPal is testing it's point-of-sale system in Office Depot Inc. stores. This is the second high-profile retailer known to be working with PayPal on perfecting…

Virtual Piggy gives kids an m-payment app of their own

February 9, 2012

Mobile payments are about to get kid-friendly. Virtual Piggy, Inc. announced it has released a new mobile iOS application that will let parents and kids manage…

Digital receipts help small retailer build loyalty

February 7, 2012

Loyal Army Clothing, a small business in San Francisco,  is using digital receipts technology from Proximiant to build tighter relationships with customers…

Shopkick drives more than $110 m for retail, brand partners in 2011

January 31, 2012

Shopkick, the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores and interacting with products, recently announced that it helped drive…

MasterCard makes ordering popcorn easier with m-payment app

MC joins with Commonwealth Bank and Hoyt Corporation to launch new line-busting app at Australian cinemas.

UK gets mobile POS with mPowa

January 23, 2012

?Mobile POS solutions are spreading to the U.K. Content and commerce platform Powa announced it is launching mPowa, a Square-like credit card reader and…

NFC kiosks in Japan have helped mobile payment adoption

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

I recently read several articles about the slow adoption of mobile and NFC payment in the U.S. including the following - Hold onto your wallets: Mobile…

The future of coffee may be smartphones, kiosks

January 5, 2012

Briggo CEO Kevin Nater is brewing up a way for coffee addicts to get their caffeine fixes with hardly any help from human baristas.

Church allowing donations via smartphone

December 14, 2011

Parishioners of Stevens Creek Church in Augusta, Ga., can now make donations this holiday season with their phones via a mobile app provided by SecureGive.

Toys "R" Us intros new mobile solutions

November 21, 2011

Toys"R"Us shoppers have more ways to stock up on gifts this holiday season. In addition to updates made to store's iPhone and Android apps, Toys R Us has…

CVS debuts new mobile features

November 20, 2011

Customers using smartphones can now scan refills, check ExtraBucks Rewards and order prints from CVS/pharmacy Photo Centers.

Shopkick rewards Visa cardholders

November 20, 2011

Visa Inc. has announced that its mobile app, Shopkick, now allows mobile users to earn more redeemable "kicks" by linking their eligible Visa debit or credit…

Canadian retailers getting on board with mobile commerce

October 5, 2011

AisleBuyer LLC, a provider of in-store mobile commerce solutions for retailers, brands and restaurants, and Unified Mobility, a Canadian enterprise mobility…