Location services firm Telenav is snapping up Boston-based travel startup Goby in an undisclosed deal. Goby, which has been touted as a future challenger to Foursquare, acts as a content discovery engine for travel, allowing users to search for...
Near field communication (NFC) mobile ad startup Tapit has reeled in an undisclosed seed funding round from Sydney Angels for its service, which allows consumers to cash in on offers by waving their mobile devices in front of a Tapit logo, as the mobile...
Mobile payments firm Boku is bringing direct carrier billing to France in partnerships with two of the country's largest operators, in a move that will give it almost 100% coverage in the region's mobile market. The agreement with Bouygues Telecom and...
Facebook’s decision to kill off its location-based Places feature and instead integrate check-ins into users’ statuses, wall posts and photos is dividing analysts. Since rolling out Places a year ago, the service has failed to live up to hype,...
Erply, a firm that provides retail management software, is releasing a mobile card reader for the iPad and iPhone that will pitch it into direct competition with the likes of established mobile payments players, such as Square. Similar to competing...
UK consumers remain cautious of mobile payments, with only 13% of those taking part in a recent YouGov survey willing to make contactless payments. The report found that iPhone owners are the most likely prospective users of mobile payments services,...
Square is rolling out updates to its mobile payment apps for the iPhone and iPad that it claims means it can now process transactions in as little as four seconds.The firm now no longer requires a signature for transactions amounting to less than USD25m...
Foursquare is launching an ‘events' section, allowing users to check-in at certain concerts, films and sporting events as it strives to push its product into the mainstream. The firm says it is partnering with ESPN, MovieTickets and Songkick to let...
NFC startup Narian is launching smartphone software designed to help local retailers introduce mobile payments technology to their shops and restaurants, saying that wireless transactions could cut queue times and improve customer experiences. NFC chips,...
Foursquare is launching a new ‘tip lists’ feature that allows users and brands to create lists of places they have already checked into, or plan to visit, as the firm moves into recommendations in a bid to improve user engagement with the service and...
A new report from MORE TH>N, based on a study of 10,000 cat and dog owners, reveals how much British pet owners are spending on their beloved companions.
PAY.ON, an ACI Worldwide company, delivers white label global payment gateway solutions to payment service providers, ISOs, acquirers, ISVs, and VARs, enabling them to fully outsource payment transaction processing or integrate a gateway-to-gateway solution.
Shefali Roy, CCO and COO of TrueLayer, discusses the issues surrounding being under and unbanked and how Open Banking could offer a solution
