Suppose there was a way for a retailer to insert themselves into the consumer’s transaction stream, real time, and without disrupting the checkout process? Jingit CEO Joe Rogness recently sat down with PYMNTS to explain how they do this not only without “being creepy” but...
Condé Nast’s Epicurious is making its second big iBeacon push of 2014. Swirl—the business behind Hudson’s and Lord and Taylor’s recent iBeacon upgrades—will now beam location aware notifications to those with the Epicurious app already installed on their phone via its already existing network of retailers’ beacons....
There is no one on Earth who wants to spend more time looking for parking. There is no way to enjoy the experience; nothing to be learned from circling city blocks in a desperate but futile search of a free space—in short, there is nothing...
Mobile devices are now a central part of consumers’ overall lives, or it is for 85 percent of them at least, according to a new report. And while keeping in touch with loved ones has helped push the market along, the enhanced communications capabilities mobile...
Executives always want to know where a particular trend—especially a payment type—will be many years in the future. But it takes a steel-willed employee to push back, pointing out that the number of variables are so many that any projection beyond 2-3 years is utterly...
One of my colleagues recently shared an anecdote about something she observed while in a hotel lobby in San Francisco. A group of young people had gathered, ready to head out for the evening. They were debating how to get to their destination. After a...
Retail real estate developer Simon is moving to make mall-based shopping a little more technologically advanced with beacons. Simon has expanded its partnership with Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. to create “smart malls” in 200+ Simon retail locations using Bluetooth-enabled iBeacon technology. “The relevant and personalized mobile...
After a 20 venue test run in San Francisco, Priceline’s OpenTable app is poised to go nationwide. Restaurants are becoming an increasingly popular target for those hoping to ignite mobile payments. That’s because, unlike a typical shopping experience—where the difference between paying by phone or...
Americans get 5 billion emails a day and 75 percent of them are viewed on mobile devices. @Pay has taken this 30 year old communications tool and turned it into a powerful point of sale. PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster caught-up with @Pay’s CEO John Killoran...
