In November, when Dutchman Martin Wisjeimer became the first man to inject Bitcoin keys inside his hands, he captured the spirit of payments in 2015. Will others be crazy enough to try this? Maybe… 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 »
NFC is once again generating a tremendous amount of buzz as a vehicle for mobile payments at the point of sale. But merchants that have yet to invest in mobile payments… Read more »
New data from Nielsen indicates U.S. consumers are spending more time than ever in mobile apps, but the number of apps they use regularly isn’t increasing much. That’s a problem for… 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 »
The mobile payments industry seems to get more heated by the day even as consumer demand remains unclear. Privacy concerns will increasingly threaten the brutally competitive industry, but payment providers who… Read more »
Several technologies in the mobile industry are now colliding in a way that could change how we make many of our purchases on a daily basis. For the purposes of this… Read more »
The upcoming showdown between Google Wallet and soon-to-be competitor Isis is just one of many interesting story lines that will take hold this year as companies ratchet up their mobile wallet… Read more »