Android devices have a bigger market share overall in the smartphone market, but a way bigger fraud problem too – three times as much as Apple does, in fact. That will surely hit merchants doing business with consumers via mobile right where it hurts. That’s...
Alibaba could launch its IPO by the end of the month, according to sources familiar with the matter, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Chinese eCommerce giant is widely expected to have one of the largest IPOs in history and could take in as much at...
In October of 2015 the era of swipe-and-sign as all business will be required to have made the transition to the more secure chip-and-in, or EMV, technology. A new study released by Hospitality Technology may be unprepared to make this leap and find themselves lagging behind as...
Want to really know why mobile payments struggle to ignite? Bad design. At least that’s what Seattle-based startup Artifact says and why it is has created an entirely new payments form factor that fits on your wrist, is biometric, supports Beacon, enables payments and makes...
Going forward, it will now be possible to book a stay at a Motel 6 by using Google Wallet. The inexpensive hotel chain has installed a with Google button and integrated Google Wallet within its mobile website. Now, with the touch of a few buttons...
Bitcoins.com, currently home to a very nice beginners primer on digital currency, has up until today been the property of Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of Mt. Gox. After today, it remains to been seen, as the domain name is going up on the auction...
Taxi Magic, a ridesharing service that allows users to hail a cab via their phone, is rolling out a new service today that will allow registered users of the app to beam out, via Apple’s iBeacon technology, the referral code for the service to others....
Bitcoin Vault Xapo says the first shipment of bitcoin debit cards are set to ship out later this month. The branded debit cards will allow holders card to withdraw bitcoin on the fly. Cards will start shipping in the middle of this month, and ship...
In the wake of what feels like a never-ending series of data breaches large and small, consumers are starting to modify where they shop, and how they pay. The recently released National Consumer League’s Data Insecurity Report indicates that consumers more and more feel retailers...
