Loyalty & Rewards

Financial Inclusion
Boost Mobile to Waive Check Loading and Money Transfer Fees
April 09, 2014

Boost Mobile recently announced that the fees for check loading and money transfers will be waived as part of a promotion. The Boost Mobile Wallet allows prepaid subscribers to manage their money, send payments, and pay bills. Mobile payment provider Wipit will power the service, which...

Financial Inclusion
Merchants Pile On Deals To Woo Tepid Consumers
April 04, 2014

There was a time that Americans consumption of staple products – toothpaste, soap, toilet paper – was an area one could always count on for consistent growth, but in recent memory this has not been true.   For the last three years, sales of staple consumer...

B2B Payments
Friday Factoids
April 04, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. In today’s Fridays Factoids, you’ll...

Exclusive Series
Friday Factoids: Chinese Bank Runs, Student Loan Debt, Facebook’s Virtual Reality Acquisition … And Other...
March 28, 2014

There’s so much data influencing the industry today that it can be hard to stay on top of everything. PYMNTS.com’s Friday Factoids are the perfect solution for innovators, entrepreneurs or observers trying to keep up with all the latest information. In today’s Fridays Factoids, you’ll...

Loyalty & Rewards
Navy Federal Offering Square Readers To Small-Business Members
March 25, 2014

Navy Federal Credit Union’s small-business members will now be able to accept credit card payments through mobile card readers offered by Square Inc.

Controversial
Branch Visits Down, While Financial Security Rises
March 25, 2014

New research from Bankrate.com suggests banks should re-examine their branch strategies to reflect reductions in use. This comes as other research from the company suggests consumers are feeling better about their financial security.

Commentary
Millennials Say ‘Meh’ to Banks
March 17, 2014

Uh oh. More bad news for the banks. And this time it doesn’t come from the regulators. The source of bad news is the Millennial generation who have given traditional banks a big “meh” when it comes to the importance they place on banks vis...

Loyalty & Rewards
Did White Castle Slide Past The Loyalty Train?
March 11, 2014

White Castle recently launched a mobile-ordering service, but the regional quick-service restaurant chain reportedly is holding off on loyalty initiatives. White Castle’s app allows users to place orders from their device after they open an account. The app, however, does not include features that could...

Cool
Beacons Shaped Super Bowl Experience
March 11, 2014

The National Football League leveraged beacon technology to transmit information via its mobile app during the Super Bowl and to reach out to potential shoppers. Beacons were placed throughout the area where Super Bowl celebrations were being held. users of the NFL’s mobile app received...