Mobile Payments

7 Banks Team Up to Create Digital Wallet, Challenging PayPal and Apple Pay

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and the four other banks behind the money transfer network Zelle are developing a digital…

Sephora Canada Increases Average Transaction 90% Among Alipay Users

It has only been a few months since Sephora launched Alipay in 11 of its Canadian stores, but the mobile payments platform…

Study: Starbucks Mobile App Usage Exceeds Popular Payment Apps

Just how popular is the Starbucks mobile app? In 2018, 23.4 million people aged 14 and above will use the app to…

Walmart Replaces Alipay With WeChat In Western China Stores

Walmart is parting ways with Alipay in all its stores in the western region of China, installing WeChat Pay, the popular digital…

Four Factors Contributing To Slow Mobile Payment Adoption Rates In The U.S.

Mobile devices are unquestionably one of the most important customer touch points for a commercial organization. As these devices have become an…

Rebecca Minkoff Introduces In-Store Mobile Payments For Chinese Travelers

Global lifestyle brand Rebecca Minkoff has partnered with Alipay, a third-party payment platform, to allow Chinese shoppers to use their Alipay Mobile…

Mastercard Expands Mobile Order-Ahead Platform, Integrates With Oracle POS

Mastercard has expanded its mobile order-ahead and payment platform, Qkr with Masterpass, to six new markets — Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, South…

Cashback Rewards App Integrates Mobile Payments

Customer loyalty program technology startup ReCASHeR has signed a strategic partnership to collaborate with alternative mobile payment company Blue Code. ReCASHeR embeds…

The Mobile Payments Landscape: Who’s Here and What’s to Come?

Mobile’s importance isn’t news anymore: 56% of online consumer traffic comes from mobile devices, but many retail marketers are still surprised by the pace…

Can Starbucks Usher Bitcoin Adoption Into The Mainstream?

Mere weeks after establishing a five-year expansion plan that will bring 5,000 new stores to China, Starbucks has taken another leap into…

Cash Is King, Even As New Payment Options Debut

Despite the introduction of many new consumer payment options, cash remains the top choice within brick-and-mortar stores, according to a survey from…

PayPal Extends Mastercard Partnership As It Aims To Boost Brick-And-Mortar Presence

Two months after PayPal patched up an old rivalry with Visa, the digital payments platform is entering a similar agreement with Mastercard….

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