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Mobile POS payment transactions in China to surpass US and Europe

Thursday, July 25, 2024 by Brittany Hainzinger

Although mobile POS payments have become widely adopted among tech-savvy consumers worldwide, no country is even close to China, the world's largest mobile payments market. In 2024, almost 570 million Chinese will use mobile wallets for POS payments, twice the combined number of Americans and Europeans. This will generate an impressive $1.72 tril...

THORWallet noncustodial DeFi wallet review with Marcel Harmann

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 by Richard Harris

Marcel Harmann is the Founder and CEO of THORWallet DEX, the only noncustodial DeFi wallet to offer cross-chain swaps and provide passive income on native token swaps. A key value proposition of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) is the opportunity to decentralize traditional, archaic financial frameworks. In the industry, this is known as decentralized ...

Why blockchain is the future

Friday, January 15, 2021 by Richard Harris

The fears from the pandemic have naturally placed more focus on wearables helping us monitor our health, fitness, and keeping us better connected. Companies such as Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and others are flooding the market with health and fitness devices to help mankind to stay healthy and happier. I believe we will see even more companies entering this space and mo...

PumaPay's latest advancements

Thursday, August 13, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger

With their new hybrid solution, PumaPay differentiates itself from other payment service providers. Combining crypto with traditional finance, their service now enables payments to be made and received in any currency, with the PMA token acting as a means of value transfer, by virtually anyone from merchants of all varieties to end-users. With measures in place to ensur...

Airship has acquired Apptimize

Tuesday, August 27, 2019 by Richard Harris

Airship announced that it has acquired Apptimize. This move provides marketers and developers with a single solution to optimize the entire user experience across messaging channels and digital properties. Airship enables businesses to send messages at the time and place that customers will be most responsive — whether on SMS, push notification, email, mo...

Blockchain developers get a new ABT wallet from ArcBlock

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 by Brittany Hainzinger

ArcBlock has officially released its ABT Wallet giving every user access to their own decentralized identity and the ability to take back control of their digital-selves. Using ArcBlock's unique interconnected blockchain network ABT Network, and Forge Blockchain Application Framework, any developer can now add the ability for any application or service to use decent...

Subscribing to publications with carrier billing made possible

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 by Richard Harris

The mobile technology company Fortumo has launched PayRead which lets digital publishers identify and charge users through their SIM card, the most widely available digital identity globally. PayRead is integrated with 350 mobile operators whose users can access digital publications through their mobile account identity. Should the reader wish to pay for digital cont...

5 rules of monetizing like a mobile game developer

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 by Sean Webster

Mobile game developers are some of the most successful monetizers and marketers in recent history. Need proof? Mobile gaming revenue accounted for nearly 82% of all app revenue in 2017 and will surpass $100 billion by 2021. The formula for success for mobile game developers is simple: easy payments, a finely-tuned monetization strategy, and great customer support. Bu...

iOS 12 notification changes should make you rethink your messages

Friday, September 21, 2018 by Richard Harris

It feels as if our mobile screens are swimming in notification overload these days, and it’s no wonder why when leading mobile marketing companies plaster billboards in Silicon Valley with promises to engage mobile users. In a hyper-connected world where consumer attention is scarce, notifications are an incredibly powerful way to reach users wherever they are....

Mobile monetization benchmark report drops by SOOMLA

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 by Richard Harris

SOOMLA released the second part in their Monetization Benchmarks series for Q2. The report provides an in-depth comparison of Monetization levels collected from hundreds of apps and a ranking of monetization providers in the mobile industry. The majority of mobile apps already utilize advertising as a monetization channel. However most publishers only know the averag...

mWallet 2GO is a new mobile wallet system for IoT and more

Friday, June 8, 2018 by Richard Harris

Need a payment solution for your OEM wearable, mobile, or IOT device? NXP Semiconductors N.V. just announced the launch of its new mWallet 2GO, a white label wallet service developed on the NXP Secure Service 2GO Platform. The payment solution is designed to ease development, reduce cost, and accelerate time-to-market for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers...

Urban Airship powers mobile wallets with Google Pay

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by Richard Harris

Urban Airship unveiled a digital customer engagement platform to support Google Pay tickets - a new capability announced on the mainstage at Google I/O 2018. Urban Airship worked with Google Pay to create streamlined and engaging ticketing and boarding pass experiences. The combination of Google Pay’s new ticket support and the Urban Airship platform now make it easy fo...

Urban Airship launches in app automation engine

Friday, March 16, 2018 by Richard Harris

Fast-following the announcement of AI Marketing Orchestration for cross-channel messaging coordination, Urban Airship has unveiled an in-app automation engine. In-app messaging is a proven lifeline for apps to engage all users, but limitations in triggering and delivery timing meant there was always the possibility for messages to be seen as irrelevant, annoying or inte...

Diebold Nixdorf and Kony form strategic partnership

Friday, May 26, 2017 by Austin Harris

Diebold Nixdorf, provider of connected commerce, announced a strategic partnership with Kony, Inc., an enterprise mobility and application company, to offer white label mobile application solutions for financial institutions and retailers. The next generation mobile application suite - DN Mobile - will enable a unified and highly personalized experience by leveraging cr...

Mavin says that social media is an untapped user engagement tool

Friday, May 26, 2017 by Richard Harris

In the race to engage and retain consumers, the app industry continues to lag behind social media, where trending topics and memes continue to win mind share for brands. Today, that changes with the launch of Mavin Motion, the only end-to-end platform enabling apps to capitalize on events and trends as they happen to better engage their audiences over the long-term. Alo...

Small business and mobile apps insight

Thursday, April 20, 2017 by Richard Harris

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are moving rapidly toward adopting mobile apps in 2017, according to new research from Clutch. They report that 42% of SMBs have built their own mobile app, and the survey indicates that SMBs increasingly view them as a worthwhile tool to improve business operations and return on investment.Two-thirds (67%) of SMBs surveyed said ...

Smart Card Alliance 2017 Payments Summit coming end of March

Thursday, March 2, 2017 by Austin Harris

What are the latest trends in U.S. payments? What is the status of the U.S. EMV migration? What does the future hold for mobile and contactless payments? How will the Internet of Things (IoT) impact the payments landscape? Top-level payments executives from the EMV, mobile, transportation and IoT industries will answer these questions and more at the Smart Card Alliance...

Loyalty programs could be mobile financial service's missed opportunity

Friday, February 17, 2017 by Richard Harris

Amdocs, a customer experience solutions company, has announced the findings of a consumer and service provider survey, which showed that mobile financial service (MFS) providers are failing to fully realize the potential of loyalty programs to drive revenue growth. A significant gap exists between what customers want and what they are offered. This is especially true fo...

Mobile marketing tools and tips for 2017

Sunday, December 11, 2016 by Margie Kupfer

As the New Year approaches, marketers are carefully planning their strategies for their campaigns in 2017. Sure there are plenty of tools, tips, and tricks to choose from, but selecting the right ones for your brand’s objectives is crucial. Here’s a crash course in mobile marketing tools brands should be using in 2017.Location-Based Marketing As futuristic as it so...

Apple developer patents, hacks, and iOS 10 oh my! October issue lands

Saturday, October 1, 2016 by Richard Harris

It’s hard to believe - but fall is upon us and 2017 is right around the corner. October always ushers in the feeling of campfires, fall-festivals, and what the flip and I going to do with my apps for the holiday season coming up! Not to worry everyone - our October issue is here, and it’s over 90 pages of industry news, tips, and articles ...

Mobeewave Tells Us About the Challenges With Mobile Wallets

Monday, September 26, 2016 by Richard Harris

Mobeewave is a Montreal-based FinTech company that has developed a patented technology that will enable banks around the world to capitalize on the market for cash-in-hand transactions. Their game-changing payment acceptance platform facilitates in-person, proximity mobile payments and is available as a white label platform-as-a-service (PaaS) technology for the banking...

Why APIs and UserPermissioned Data Are the Next Frontier for Financial Apps

Saturday, July 30, 2016 by Nick Thomas

All eyes are on the financial technology sector this year, as venture capital-backed fintech startups are poised to exceed last year’s funding by 36 percent. Robo advisors, mobile payments, personal finance managers and online lenders, to name a few, are all making waves in the futures of the consumers that use them and the financial institutions that don’t know whether...

Apple Pay Is So Much More Than Just a Payment Mechanism

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 by Gillian Hughes

Apple Pay was announced in the US in late 2014 and launched with quite a bit of fanfare in the UK in July 2015. Today, most of the big UK banks have committed to support Apple Pay, although not all were part of the scheme when it first launched. For those who don’t know, Apple Pay is a mobile payment system and digital wallet service designed to change the way cons...

Vibes Releases New Mobile Transactional Messaging Platform

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson

Vibes has launched a new transactional messaging solution to enable companies utilize automated service messaging programs across mobile channels. The company also has released its 2016 Transactional Messaging Consumer Report, which delves into consumer perceptions and preferences in service-based messaging.Vibes new Catapult platform offers transactional messaging feat...

Mobeam Android SDK Facilitates Mobile Payments Beyond NFC

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 by Richard Harris

Mobeam is releasing its mobile beaming technology SDK to Android developers, providing the ability to create android-based applications utilizing barcodes or other applications of beaming. Offering a collection of self-service APIs and tools, the Mobeam Android SDK license will be initially offered free to developers to tryout. Mobeam’s light-based beaming technolo...

Adobe Updates Mobile Development Framework

Friday, March 13, 2015 by Richard Harris

Adobe has announced enhancements to its Adobe Mobile Services that now includes an integrated mobile app framework. Mobile Services is offered through the Adobe Marketing Cloud as a product to encompass the mobile app lifecycle from app development and user acquisition to app analytics and user engagement. The mobile app framework in Adobe Mobile Services brings to...

Android Development Sought On Christmas Eve By Hospitality Businesses

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson

Hospitality organizations are seeking out Android development on Christmas Eve. All hospitality businesses are desiring to stay ahead of their competition by including mobile offerings. Android apps in particular have been a sought out mobile app by hospitality companies such those in motel, hotel, traveler, tour and restaurant areas.ARC's 360 Travel Report&nb...

Millennials Increasingly Turning to Mobile Pictures to Communicate

Monday, September 29, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson

Selfies, Snapchat, Pinterest – if a picture paints a thousand words then mobile users are communicating at a never before seen rate. This move away from the written word to pictures is highlighted in a new report: “Millennials, Selfies And The Changing Face of Mobile Commerce.”The report provides insight derived from a survey conducted by Zogby Analytics and c...

Macy's Store To Be One Of the First Retailers To Support Apple Pay

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson

Macy’s recent announcement that Apple Pay and iBeacon technology are a primary part of its marketing stratagy is just another example of how Apple is setting itself up to dominate the mobile e-commerce payment landscape.The Macy’s announcement outlined its latest advancements in omnichannel strategy and technology as the company continues to add new dimensions for attra...