Mobile Card Services news and trends

Retailers Up Their Loyalty And Rewards Games
Retail // July 25, 2019

Recent days have brought new evidence of the importance of robust loyalty and rewards programs in retail – an area of ongoing innovation, and where merchants of all types can stand apart in a fiercely competitive industry. That latest evidence comes from Chipotle Mexican Grill,...

Delivering Card Management To Consumers With MCS
Today In Data // July 11, 2019

Consumers might not know about mobile card services (MCS), but they tend to be intrigued when told about the capabilities of these features. In business-to-business (B2B) payments news, GoCardless has announced a new recurring payments deal that involves U.S.-based DocuSign. And, in gig economy news, Lime has tapped PayPal’s Hyperwallet for global payouts. All This, Today in Data. Data: $400...

Mobile Card Services Give Users Real-Time Control Over Retail Purchases
Retail // July 11, 2019

Mobile devices have enabled monitoring and management to a degree once thought impossible. Consumers can now get alerted to someone ringing their doorbell miles away and view video of the visitor, and can measure heart rate and steps taken daily through smartwatches. They can also...

Report: Minding The Mobile Card Services Interest Vs Usage Gap
Mobile // July 10, 2019

Smartphones deliver alerts on everything from when a storm is coming to when a favorite actor is in the news. They can also let consumers know something arguably more important: when a purchase posts to their credit cards or cards they share with partners or...

Interviews & Exclusives
Sharpening The Swiss Army Knife Potential Of Mobile Card Services

July 31, 2019
Mobile card services could be the Swiss Army knife of card management for consumers, because of the capabilities they can make easily accessible to the customer or business using them. Allowing users to turn their cards on and off, set spending limits, restrict usage based on purchase location and receive alerts when cards are used […]

Report: Minding The Mobile Card Services Interest Vs Usage Gap

July 10, 2019
Smartphones deliver alerts on everything from when a storm is coming to when a favorite actor is in the news. They can also let consumers know something arguably more important:...

How Mobile Card Services Turn Location Into Loyalty

June 19, 2019
Location matters in real estate. It matters, too, when protecting credit cards against compromise. As Ondot CEO Vaduvur Bharghavan tells Karen Webster, location matters, too, when targeting consumers with relevant...