In case the E-commerce giant in China hasn’t proved it’s place in the E-commerce shopping marketplace yet, its new mobile apps might give it another edge. And they come equipped for Apple Pay. Alibaba’s boutique shop 11 Main now has new mobile apps designed to...
When the telco-based mobile wallet ISIS (from AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile) recently changed its name to Softcard, it was done partially to distinguish itself from the al-Qaeda offshoot terrorist group with the same name, standing for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. But the...
Samsung Electronics and SAP agreed this week to jointly develop mobile applications for B2B companies in retail, petrochemical, finance and health care. The agreement will “integrate payments to be made on-to-go, along with helping to shed light on innovative shopping experiences for consumers and retailers...
Square on Wednesday (Nov. 12) started taking orders for its already-announced EMV readers. The smartphone component will cost $29 and a desktop version $39. To put that into context, Square’s magstripe versions have always been free. Square said in a blog post that the units...
Zipkick, a startup mobile travel search and booking site, is offering a new twist on how to run a company that’s both B2B and B2C by using its personalized B2C algorithm to appeal to its B2B customer base. TNOOZ took a look into the company, which...
Visa CEO Charles Scharf on Wednesday (Nov. 12) said that not only is tokenization “the single biggest change that’s been made in the payment networks easily over the past 15 or 20 years and maybe longer,” but he spoke about how it enables Visa to...
Gift card marketplace Raise.com has pulled in $18.1 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, according to a report from Gigaom. The story points out that the deal includes BVP partner Jeremy Levine joining the board, which the report finds more interesting than the deal itself. “Levine...
The potential Alibaba and Apple Pay partnership is looking good as negotiations between the companies are underway, AppleInsider reported. Alibaba and Apple have had ongoing talks which have been “positive,” but no official agreements have been reached as details are worked out. Alibaba is looking to...
Apple, which is already a major player in retail technology with Apple Pay and iPad-based in-store point-of-sale systems, is now quietly preparing to launch an aggressive expansion into other areas of corporate technology, according to Reuters. The company has hired a dedicated corporate sales force...
