June 02, 2015
Digital Coupon Users Outspend the National Average by 114 Percent
Consumers who use digital coupons spend more than the average shopper – a lot more, says a recent study by Coupons.com and market researcher GfK. In a report released Monday...
June 02, 2015
Office Depot Launches Apple Watch App
Shopping for office supplies just got a little easier for Office Depot and OfficeMax customers. Office Depot Inc., the parent company of the global retailers offering office products and services,...
June 02, 2015
AT&T Phases Out its Subsidies and Contracts in Apple Stores
Apple Stores and Best Buy alike eventually plan to drop AT&T iPhone subsidies in favor of installment plans, according to a Monday, June 1 story from CNET, which cited an unidentified spokeswoman....
June 02, 2015
How Payments Execs Want To Recast The Value Chain
As the payments industry becomes more sophisticated, payments executives say they’re more interested in disrupting the payments value chain, including cutting out the number of middlemen involved in the payments...
June 02, 2015
NFC Market at Almost 12 Billion Units in 2015
NFC technology is discreetly spreading across the world like wildfire. A recent report published by Semico Research is revealing that NFC growth in mobile devices, wearables and cars will fuel...
June 02, 2015
Chase Goes Live On clearXchange
JPMorgan Chase has officially made its way onto the clearXchange payments network, a multi-bank P2P transfer network — a group that Chase helped form four years ago. The other owner-members of...
June 02, 2015
Discover Doubles Down On Cash Rewards
Discover is luring new customers by boosting its rewards program for those who apply for a Discover it card by July 31, the company announced in a June 1 press release....
June 02, 2015
Android Pay Makes Way To Cashless Vending Machines
Cantaloupe Systems, the mobile and cloud-based technology company focused on cashless vending, announced Monday (June 1) that it now supports Android Pay. That contactless payment system, offered via Google, will be...
June 02, 2015
Urbanspoon Disappearing Into New Parent Zomato
Following its $50 million – $60 million acquisition by competitor Zomato, the Urbanspoon app is officially being shuttered. The good news for lovers of Urbanspoon? Many of the apps’ features...
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.
