November 08, 2012
A Square Wallet, A Google Wallet And A Bluebird (Walk...
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @jack: Immensely proud of the teams at Square and Starbucks:...
November 07, 2012
Walmart, Mattel Partner For QR Code-Enabled Virtual Toy Store In...
Walmart and Mattel have teamed up to create a QR code-enabled virtual toy store in Toronto, Canada, reports Mobile Commerce Daily. The virtual toy store contains 3D toy images with...
October 29, 2012
Walmart Acquires Majority Stake In Chinese eCommerce Giant Yihaodian
Walmart has acquired a 51 percent majority stake in Chinese eCommerce company Yihaodian, reports The Paypers. Walmart was awarded conditional approval from Beijing in August, and revealed intentions to acquire...
October 25, 2012
20121025-As Bluebird Soars, Green Dot Remains In A Tailspin
Bluebird, the alternative payments product created by Walmart and American Express, was seen by many as a boon to a prepaid market growing rapidly in size. But while the industry...
October 25, 2012
As Bluebird Soars, Green Dot Remains In A Tailspin
When Walmart and American Express unveiled their Bluebird alternative payments platform earlier this month, it was viewed as another positive sign for the growing prepaid industry. Odds are prepaid competitors...
October 21, 2012
Prepaid Sees Slight Rebound In Static Week For Stocks
One week after losing nearly 14 percent of its value, the prepaid industry rebounded over the past five days in what was an otherwise uneventful week for payments stocks. The...
October 20, 2012
Study: 47 Percent Of Top Retailers Have Mobile Site And...
According to a new study by Acquity Group, 47 percent of top retailers have both a mobile site and app – a 161 percent increase from a year ago. The...
October 17, 2012
Amex Launches Mobile App For Bluebird Prepaid Card
American Express launched a mobile app for its recently debuted Bluebird Prepaid Card. The app will allow customers to register for and establish a Bluebird account; Ӭdeposit money into their...
October 14, 2012
Payments Stocks Fall Across The Board
The payments industry experienced a down week across the board on the stock market, with every separate industry falling by at least -1.10 percent. Payments’ overall -1.38 percent drop was...
