Hong Kong-based startup PassKit has added another item to its mobile loyalty toolkit: a digital-wallet version of that old small-business loyalty standby, the stamp card. PassKit’s Loopy Loyalty stamp card system is clearly aimed at cafes, coffee shops and other small enterprises that can’t afford...
Loyalty programs are about much more than just rewarding a customer for spending a certain amount. In the “experience economy” of today, these programs now depend on how brands and retailers choose to engage and emotionally connect with consumers, says Chuck Christianson, Senior Vice President...
“Vague but exciting.” These three words could be used to describe just about any early-stage idea when it’s first presented. I’ll bet every investor or strategic partner has had the same reaction to many of the ideas they’ve been pitched over the years to reinvent...
Sarah Quinlan, SVP and Group Head of Market Insights for MasterCard Advisors looked into her Black Friday crystal ball and shared all that she saw with MPD CEO Karen Webster. Quinlan has some interesting predictions for who’s going to thrive and why the role of...
Today Americans are giving thanks—they are thankful for their families, their bountiful Thanksgiving feasts, their football games and the beginning of another holiday season. However grateful they are though, few Americans today will likely remember to give thanks for the life and work of Martin...
Hard to believe it was just 30 days ago that Apple Pay officially launched and even harder to believe how different the ecosystem is today as opposed to what it was 31 days ago. Some are firmly in the camp that Apple’s entrance into payments...
Apple made its grand yet disruptive entrance into the payments ecosystem just 30 days ago. Since then, it’s stirred up a ton of conversations about the widespread adoption of mobile wallets, NFC’s revival, mobile fraud prevention tactics, Apple Pay’s consumer/merchant value proposition, and much more. To...
A New Take On Commercial Lending Picks Up In the wake of the financial meltdown and resulting credit crackdown lending slowed, and in some cases ground to a screeching halt. Among the hardest hit were small business. The Small Business Administration reports that...
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...
