Mobile Commerce

10M Dunkin’ Donuts Downloads
November 26, 2014

Dunkin’ Donuts has passed the 10-million-downloads mark for its mobile payment and gifting app, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. The app, which was launched in 2012, lets customers pay for food, beverages and merchandise at participating U.S. locations by scanning their Dunkin’ loyalty cards stored...

Cool
Is It Mobile Imaging’s Time To Shine?
November 25, 2014

Mitek may not exactly be a household name, but most large issuers use its technology to enable its mobile banking customers to snap a photo of a check with their smartphone and have it deposited into their checking accounts. Mitek is the world’s largest mobile...

New B2B Gift Card Guide
November 25, 2014

The Gift Card Network has released digital and physical versions of the third, 2014 edition of the GCN B2B Guide, focused on Sustainability in B2B. The firm calls it “a resource for buyers and sellers in the B2B gift card industry, along with vital information for...

B2B Payments
In B2B, Windows Mobile Taking On New Life
November 25, 2014

A report from analyst firm CCS Insight predicts that Windows Mobile will overtake both Android and BlackBerry to become the second most-popular business mobile OS, by the end of 2016. Apple’s iOS is expected to retain the lead. Windows Phone UK Director Leila Martine has...

Who’s Winning The Payments Innovation Game?
November 25, 2014

After two months of being inundated with payment innovation announcements, a bit of chaos, and seemingly unending debates about the “better” technology and new approaches, let’s take a brief time out. While multiple players in the ecosystem, namely the networks, have made great strides to...

Mobile Commerce
Mobile Vs. In Store – What Wins?
November 25, 2014

According to new research from Dynatrace (formerly Compuware APM), 37% of U.S. smartphone and tablet users say they plan to do more of their shopping via their mobile devices than they will in-stores this holiday season. In addition to that, in the report based on...

Will Omnicommerce Drive Black Friday Sales?
November 25, 2014

Retail folklore pegs the day after Thanksgiving as the day when retailers went “in the black” and began making a profit and marked the official start to the holiday shopping season. That hasn’t been the case of late but this year, there’s every indication that...

Apple Pay
Wearable Banking On The Way
November 25, 2014

Before mobile banking has had the chance to capture the full attention of the consumer market, wearable banking is already taking over the talks about what’s next in mobile payments. One report cites statistics from Juniper Research which “estimates 100 million wearable devices will ship...

International
Zomato Raises $60M, Pushes Mobile Dining Discovery
November 25, 2014

Mobile restaurant search is taking over the world. New Delhi-based startup Zomato has raised another $60 million in funding for international expansion -- which may include reaching into the U.S. in 2015.