Mobile Commerce

Mobile Commerce
Shell Oil Chooses To Integrate NCR’s Radiant POS Solutions
May 08, 2014

Shell Oil Co. announced May 7 that it selected NCR Corp.’s Radiant Point of Sale (RPOS) petroleum and convenience solutions as a new option for Shell Branded Wholesalers. Consumers have numerous options when it comes to fueling and convenience, and NCR is excited to work...

Mobile Commerce
Chase Teams Up With SBA in 2014 Small Business Week
May 08, 2014

Chase announced today that it is teaming up with U.S. Small Business Administration “to recognize the power of the businesses and help them keep growing,” according to a company release. The 2014 National Small Business Week starts in San Francisco on Monday and continues virtually...

Mobile Commerce
Groupon Reports $20 Million Net Loss From Operations As Revenues Jump 26%
May 08, 2014

Daily-deal company Groupon Inc. this week reported a 26 percent increase in first-quarter revenue. But the company still experienced a $20 million net loss in operations during the period, due largely to marketing and other costs. Total revenues for the period ended March 31 were...

Company Spotlight
Can ‘Dirty Cash’ Move Us To A Cashless Society?
May 08, 2014

Catchy commercials might ask you “What’s in your wallet?” but do you really know the answer? Tens of thousands of germs and bacteria could be crawling around on your beloved bills, which MasterCard research says is actually enough to potentially move consumers more quickly to...

International
New CEO Seeks Client Stickiness From Shift In Global Cash Access’ Sales Strategy
May 07, 2014

Instead of concentrating sales on individual products, Global Cash Access has begun bundling its products aided by a kiosk under a strategy change for the gaming cash-access specialist implemented by new CEO Ram Chary. Chary replaced David Lopez as the company’s leader in January and...

Mobile
LevelUp Levels Up With A New Space
May 07, 2014

The mobile commerce platform LevelUp made news that it has grown its staff by 15 percent, moved into brand new offices in Boston and has big plans for what it wants to do next. If you want in on the scoop (and to watch fun...

Merchant Innovation
What Developed Markets Can Learn From Emerging Markets’ Payments
May 07, 2014

Developed markets are all about the move from plastic to digital while emerging markets are all about leapfrogging plastic and going right to digital. What each have in common is the mobile device and the desire to create a convenient way to enable payments –...

TSYS: “Go Old School to Boost Cardholder Spend”
May 07, 2014

FI’s don’t have to flock to the “shiny new thing” to get cardholders to make a particular payment method top of wallet. In fact, a study released just today from TSYS reveals several “old school” methods that boost cardholder loyalty, proving that sometimes tradition trumps...

Hmmm
Has Consumer Spend Hit Another Wall?
May 07, 2014

Gallup’s new research threw a bit of a wet blanket on prior reports that consumers were feeling all warm and fuzzy about their economic prospects and warming up for a pre-summer spending spree. Adding insult to injury, it turns out that mobile is doing a...