October 11, 2012
Google Wallet, Prepaid News Lead Payments Twitter Trends
Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. @SeanBawden: Why not give Wal-Mart all your money? They’re taking...
October 09, 2012
20121009-Amex, Walmart Launch Checking, Debit Alternative
Walmart is continuing its push into the prepaid, unbanked and underbanked industries, launching a new checking and debit account alternative named Bluebird. Combining features found in traditional bank accounts, prepaid...
October 09, 2012
Amex, Walmart Launch Checking, Debit Alternative
A bird of a different feather? That’s what American Express and Walmart hope they have in Bluebird, a new alternative to traditional debit and checking accounts set to launch online...
October 06, 2012
Strong Week For Payments As Network, Prepaid Stocks Soar
After two consecutive weeks of decline, the payments industry rebounded in a big way this week, seeing an overall 3.10 percent gain as well as growth within each subset of...
September 12, 2012
Walmart, Unilever Use Shoparoo Mobile App For School Donations
A Walmart and Unilever promotion will allow consumers to double their donations to schools by using the Shoparoo mobile app, reports Mobile Commerce Daily. Shoparoo launched last month for Android...
August 22, 2012
Target, RadioShack, Walmart.com To Sell Google Play Store Gift Cards
Google has confirmed the release of Google Play Store gift cards, which will soon be made available at Target, GameStop and RadioShack. WalMart.com should stock the cards by the end...
August 21, 2012
Walmart’s New eCommerce Play Digitizes Back-to-School Shopping
The back-to-school season is a busy time for merchants, and you’d expect any opportunity to make the process more efficient and engaging to be welcomed by parents, students and sellers...
August 20, 2012
Walmart Gives Facebook Fans Early Access to Layaway
Walmart’s Facebook fans will be given access to its special holiday-only layaway program on Aug. 28, a social commerce exclusive, Internet Retailer notes. The layaway program gives Walmart customers 90...
August 20, 2012
ShopKeep CEO: Merchant Mobile Wallet Is “Confusing”
Considering how few details have yet emerged on how the Merchant Customer Exchange will work, or even what it will look like, it’s hard to assess the future of those...
