Like a manned Mars mission, it’s easy to believe total consumer mobile wallet adoption is an inevitable, if predictable, conclusion to current trends. But, despite how captivating both ideas can be, it seems increasingly unlikely that we’ll see the fruition of either in our lifetimes....
New York-area Walgreens and Duane Reade stores have teamed up with L’Oreal and Sparkfly to test a new coupon program that enables merchants to better target their audiences, AdAge reported on July 25. For the campaign, Sparkfly is serving L’Oreal product coupons through the Pretty...
Discover Financial Services released its second-quarter earnings report on July 23, announcing a 15 percent rise in quarterly profit, according to an SEC filing. The company earned $602 million over the three-month period, or $1.20 per share. These figures were up from the $525 million...
Maryland-based fee-free ATM network provider Allpoint Network announced a new partnership with Discover on July 22, a press release for the company said. Discover card users can now gain free access to cash at Allpoint’s network of 43,000 ATMs. “In the direct banking environment, account...
“Discover is building a global payments business, and as such, you need to have acceptance.” According to Gerry Wagner, vice president of global acceptance at Discover, such is the simple yet practical logic behind his company’s deal with Barclaycard: a pairing that made headlines around...
Kmart users can now save coupons in Apple’s Passbook app. Mobile Commerce Daily reports that the new functionality was announced in a SMS message promotion that encouraged users to click a link to receive a coupon. The links led to time-sensitive coupons valued at between...
June 19, 2013 Non-profit industry association NFC Forum has signed up Verizon and Discover as principal members, NFC World reports. The agreements with these major companies coincided with the addition of new associate members, non-profit members and implementer members, bringing the total number of organizations...
To build an MPOS solution, or to buy one: that is the question. As retailers and merchants look to build out their unique mobile point of sale platforms, they’re faced with no shortage of difficult questions. How can they produce a solution specific enough to...
Swedish social payments company and MPOS provider iZettle announced that it will now offer its iOS and Android services in the Mexican market, according to a press release. Mexican merchants are currently being served by recently launched startup Clip, but Square has not yet entered the...
