June 04, 2015
SoftBank Will Invest $1 Billion In Korea’s Coupang
Korean eCommerce company Coupang announced that it will be getting a $1 billion investment from a SoftBank subsidiary, according to a Wednesday (June 3) release. The investment is expected to close...
June 04, 2015
Why Samsung Pay Got Delayed
Within 24 hours of a report that suggested that Samsung was not really all that concerned with Android Pay, came the news that the launch of its mobile payments solution,...
June 04, 2015
Gimbal’s Big Beacon Breakthrough
Gimbal, a location and proximity-based mobile engagement provider, announced yesterday (June 3) that it is delivering its firmware licensing solution to its first ever-growing beacon proximity network. The announcement of its...
June 04, 2015
PillPack Pharmaceutical Delivery Startup Eyes Retail Locations
With $50 million raised in Series C funding, pharmaceutical delivery startup PillPack will throw its hat into the ring against brick and mortar giants like Walgreens and Rite Aid. The...
June 04, 2015
Uncrossing the Wires of Cross-Border Commerce
By the end of 2015, cross-border eCommerce is expected to reach more than $300 billion. But are merchants ready to optimize their eCommerce sites to welcome shoppers from other countries?...
June 03, 2015
WEX, GE Team Up On Fuel Cards
The fleet card industry remains highly fragmented, but analysts predict the market to expand by $35 billion in just a few years. Many experts agree that technology – the use...
June 03, 2015
Mobile Rent Payments See Boost With Major Acquisition
The rental industry’s popular payment method, the physical check, may be facing some stiff competition with the recent announcement of RentShare.com’s sale to i3 Verticals, LLC, a technology and integrated...
June 03, 2015
May’s Big Finish (And Why Salesforce Likes Calendars)
Calendars are very hot this year. It is one of those statements that initially comes as a surprise on a platform that talks all about payments and commerce. But the...
June 03, 2015
CyberSource And Verifone Partner To Streamline Omni-Commerce
CyberSource, a Visa company, and Verifone announced a partnership today (June 3) aimed at helping merchants streamline the purchase experience across multiple retail channels — better known as omnichannel commerce....
Convenience has made digital wallets the fastest-growing payment method in the U.S. and influences users to spend more than nonusers, yet only 57% of small businesses offer digital wallet payments to their customers. This edition of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how payment providers can help merchants overcome preconceptions about security, complexity and technology to stay on top of the trend.
