Shopular, a location-aware mobile app, is officially launching Friday to serve up relevant in-store deals while consumers are shopping. To start, the app will only alert shoppers once it senses that… Read more »
The carrier-backed Isis mobile payments joint venture went live this morning. Isis has a lot going for it, but its success will hinge on whether its loyalty programs and discount offers… Read more »
SnipSnap, a new Philadephia start-up, is giving people a way to take a picture of a printed coupon with an iPhone app and display it at check-out. The app help consumer… Read more »
The company, one of the first of its kind to use NFC for coupon redemption, already has operations in Europe and South-East Asia but has just attracted a seven-figure sum to… Read more »
The controversy about location-tracking on mobile devices, and the subsequent emphasis on location-based services in mobile advertising, may… Read more »
Geo-location check-in services such as Foursquare are super trendy in tech and new media circles. But will they catch on with mainstream audiences enough to make big retailers pay attention? A… Read more »
The future of coupons is moving toward digital and mobile, something that startup SavingStar is taking full advantage of. The company told me it has hit half a million users since… Read more »
Groupon has shown just how popular daily deals sites can be in the United States — but Latin American daily deals site Peixe Urbano is proving that an appetite for bargains… Read more »
EBay today said it is acquiring the mobile payment company Zong for $240 million in cash. The news follows last month’s announcement that eBay’s PayPal business is expected to do $3… Read more »
Groupon and LivingSocial dominate the burgeoning market for email daily deals, but the landscape could change quickly as those models expand to the much more complex world of mobile. Here’s what… Read more »