Wirecard is launching its mobile payment solution boon in Switzerland. After establishing the application in the UK and France, Switzerland is already the third market, where customers can benefit from boon with Apple Pay which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient. Boon is based…
Total Merchant Services has unleashed Groovv mPOS, an omni-channel, mobile point of sale solution. The solution comes with a free EMV-compliant and NFC-enabled mobile payment device for in-person payments as well as an online payments suite enabling acceptance of “card not present” payments for phone, mail and online transactions. The Groovv mPOS handheld EMV/NFC payment…
Ford Motor has inked deals with ExxonMobil, Samsung, DriverScore, Sygic and Dash Radio to enable consumers to pay for gas without leaving the car, project a navigation map from a smartphone to the in-car touch screen, and using a new app that could help lower vehicle insurance rates. Leveraging ExxonMobil’s Speedpass+, an automated payment system…
Chase customers will soon be able to use Chase Pay while on-the-go with two new merchants – global restaurateur HMSHost and Parkmobile. HMSHost is a food and beverage provider for travel venues, while Parkmobile enables users to pay for parking in cities around the country through their app. HMSHost operates nearly 2,000 restaurant locations in…
Barclaycard is partnering with VocaLink to enable its merchants to accept mobile payments through Pay by Bank app. Pay by Bank app will allow shoppers to pay quickly and securely for goods and services on a mobile device, without the need to enter credit or debit card details. By using Pay by Bank app payment…
A new study shows 2016 direct online sales totaled an estimated 11.6% of total U.S. retail sales of $394 billion, but digital touchpoints actually impacted an estimated 49% of total U.S. retail sales. According to The State of Retailing Online 2017: Key Metrics, Business Objectives and Mobile by the National Retail Federation’s Shop.org division and…
Regulated cannabis sales in North America totaled $6.9 billion in 2016, a 30% increase from the previous year, and sales are projected to grow to $21.6 billion by the year 2021, which represents a 26% compound annual growth rate. Voters in four states – California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine, voted legalize recreational Cannabis this November.…
Vantiv is now offering CardFlight’s SwipeSimple mobile POS solution to its merchants. SwipeSimple is a turnkey mobile payment acceptance platform that includes an EMV-enabled mobile chip card reader, a mobile application for iOS and Android, and a back office reporting portal for business owners to take payments and manage their business. The solution will be…
The global mobile wallet services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 42% over the next five years due to the multiple functionalities they can offer both buyers as well as suppliers. A new report from Technavio,‘Global Mobile Wallet Services: Procurement Intelligence Report 2017-2021’ finds cost-saving opportunities can be leveraged if buyers have…
Already accustomed to using smartphones to pay for everything from shared rides to in-app retail purchases, airline passengers are demanding access to the most popular digital wallet solutions and alternative payment methods (APMs) to meet their travel needs, such as Android Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, MasterPass, Visa Checkout and Alipay. A new report from CellPoint…
Toronto-based LocoMobi, a specialist in cloud ecosystems for parking, is developing a fully integrated transportation system for parking, tolling and transit, creating an infrastructure that allows people and cars to move easily from city to city. The Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge serves over 14 million customers per year. LocoMobi’s license plate recognition technology will be…
Wirecard’s boon mobile payment solution has arrived in France. After the initial launch to the UK market in May last year, France is the first market within the euro area where people can use boon with Apple Pay. The fully digitized mobile payment app will offer its customers mobile payments with an easy, secure and…