PayPal is buying Paydiant, a startup that provides the mobile payments and loyalty technology used by many big-name retailers use in their apps, for an undisclosed amount. PayPal also announced on… Read more »
During a rather surreal press conference, MCX CEO Dekkers Davidson said his retailer consortium was trying to promote competition and encourage third-party innovation by excluding both from its stores. Read more »
MCX can’t have members break ranks and support Apple Pay or Google Wallet. Its own forthcoming app CurrentC will challenge both the mobile and finance industries, so it needs solidarity among… Read more »
MCX should focus on improving its CurrentC mobile payments offering and stop prohibiting its retail partners from using Apple Pay and other competing systems. Read more »
McDonald’s is rising above the mobile payments wars, adopting every major smartphone point-of-sale system available. Hopefully the rest of the industry will follow its lead, otherwise there may not be much… Read more »
Companies disabling their existing NFC retail terminals just to blunt momentum from Apple Pay or Google Wallet are being shortsighted and are creating a situation that could very well backfire on… Read more »
MCX’s long-awaited mobile wallet is now in a few pilot programs, but starting in 2015, it will become available to consumers at some of the biggest retail and restaurant chains in… Read more »
A new startup is using financial incentives and penalties to help employers encourage their employees to lose weight and lower their risk for chronic disease. Read more »