Legends & Revel
Revel Systems and Legends Hospitality have inked to launch Revel’s iPad Point of Sale to be deployed across its retail establishments and concession stands throughout the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).
Cybersecurity Systems
CardWeb.com’s CardData Reports today features the “U.S. Financial Services: U.S. Financial Services: Cybersecurity Systems & Services Market – 2016-2020” report from Homeland Security Research.
Cybersecurity Market
The U.S. financial institutions cybersecurity market is the largest and fastest growing private sector cybersecurity market. Its cumulative 2016-2020 size is forecasted to exceed $68 billion.
Apple Pay Gaps
Apple Pay, lack of ATM support and the inability to enable payments in the banks’ existing mobile application is a big mixed bag for banks says new research.
Catapult & Apple Watch
Chicago-based Vibes’ Catapult Wallet Manager platform now supports Apple Watch. Vibes sends more branded content (coupons, loyalty cards, etc.) to Passbook than any other tech company.
USAT Q1/15
PA-based USA Technologies posted total revenue of $15.4 million, a year-over-year (YOY) increase of 47%. For 2015, management expects total revenue to be above $53.0 million, due to the positive impact of QuickStart on equipment revenue.
USAT & CCS
PA-based USA Technologies (USAT) has inked a multi-year agreement strategic deal with Chase Commerce Solutions (CCS). The agreement will give USAT a bigger reach for products and services domestically as well as outside the U.S and CCS will gain access to a new customer base via the unattended self-service retail market space.
Brooks Smith
CardWeb.com’s CardExecs database of payments industry movers and shakers today features Brooks Smith, President and CEO of InComm.
Sionic Mobile
Sionic Mobile has ankled Spencer White as Chief Operating Officer and EVP Business Development. With more than 25 years experience, White co-founded Softcard (the AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile mobile wallet joint venture – formerly Isis) whose technology was recently purchased by Google.
Google + Softcard
Google has acquired technology and intellectual property from Softcard to integrate into Google Wallet. The deal means the end of the Softcard, a joint venture of AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless.
Mobile Wallets 2015
Mobile wallets will become rich marketing platforms complementing merchants’ own integrated apps. In addition, a new report suggests that mobile wallets will become powerful marketing platforms because early examples and best practices show that marketers can benefit from a number of items.
USAT & Apple Pay
Rising star payments innovator PA-based USA Technologies (USAT) rolled-out nationwide new acceptance points for Apple Pay. This immediately adds approximately 200,000 Apple Pay acceptance points.