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Mobile Commerce
Mobile Commerce Expected To Down This Holiday Season
September 26, 2016

Mobile may be all the rage, especially with the launch of the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, but it turns out consumers don’t use it as much, at least when it comes to holiday shopping. According to a report, which highlighted research from...

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Flywheel, ‘Uber for Taxis,’ Takes Big Apple
September 23, 2016

Flywheel, the taxi startup that’s challenging Uber and Lyft in the ride-hailing market with its TaxiOS platform, has launched its service in New York City, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Sept. 22). Though the that the firm is still awaiting  final approval from the NYC Taxi and...

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In Japan, You Can Buy A Priest On-Demand
September 22, 2016

We can by most things online these days, but a religious experience seems like the kind of thing it would be hard to find on Amazon. Candles? Sure. Incense? Definitely. Spiritual guidance? Not so much — unless one happens to take the review section very...

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Mobile Payments Tracker: Distractions And Donuts For Holiday Shoppers 2016
September 22, 2016

What does the holiday season 2016 look like for mobile payments? The economy is looking a bit better, consumer spending is increasing and non-millennials are embracing the Dunkin' Donuts app. But does any of that correlate to an uptick in mobile payments?

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Lexmark International Made Enhancements To Kofax Mobile Capture Platform
September 21, 2016

Lexmark International, a global technology company, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 2o) enhancements to its Kofax Mobile Capture Platform. In a press release, the company said the enhancements further enable organizations to create mobile apps that streamline information-intensive customer interactions and extend self-service capabilities to provide...

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Why Retailers Are Watching Gmail’s Latest Updates Closely
September 20, 2016

In a world where apps and chatbots are fighting for user dominance, there can be something almost quaint-seeming about email commerce. Who cares about email marketing, after all? It’s so 10 years ago. But Google — with its dominantly powerful Gmail services — cares very much...

Not All Native Apps Are Created Equal
September 20, 2016

Native apps are a lot like gym memberships: Consumers sign up for them, but only the most ardent of workout junkies — or, in this case, shoppers — ever actually end up using them on anything close to a regular basis. But with the increasing...

Global Smart Card Market Continues To Grow
September 19, 2016

The growth of the mobile commerce (mCommerce) and eCommerce industries is fueling the global smart card industry, which is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 percent through 2020, according to a new research report. “The growth of mCommerce and eCommerce...

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Why Google Ditched Perishables
September 19, 2016

It was less than a year ago — February, to be precise — that Google appeared as the latest player in an increasingly crowded food delivery market that was intent to make a move on grocery. The big news at the time was perishables. Google was...