Microsoft is in talks with partners to launch a mobile gaming store that would compete with those of Apple and Google. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox video game division, revealed t...
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-commerce/2023/microsoft-prepares-launch-mobile-gaming-store/
Everyone and their sibling seems to have a pet right now. Look outside on a sunny day in a big city and you are likely to see more furry friends than actual people. “I think something like one ...
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-commerce/2023/wag-ceo-we-want-to-be-the-pup-button-on-your-phone/
At one time, it seemed like only the most tech-forward or foolhardy were conducting financial transactions over smartphones, as they were then viewed as less secure than personal computers. That ...
Consumers want to make their daily routines simple and more connected, and hands-free voice-activated technologies can fit the bill. Consumers already use voice assistants to find information, p...
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-commerce/2023/consumers-say-humanlike-voice-tech-five-years-away/
Starbucks’ DoorDash partnership, which came after years of the coffeehouse chain holding out, is expanding. The quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant first announced its deal with the aggregat...
Meta announced on Thursday (Nov. 17) that it has launched a new business search feature for WhatsApp that will allow users to search for businesses by name or category. The feature is live in Bra...
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-commerce/2022/whatsapp-debuts-business-search-feature/
Most grocery shopping continues to be done in physical stores, but eCommerce is slowly gaining share. By the Numbers According to data from the latest edition of the Digital Economy Payments stud...
The pandemic has been a time of change in many areas, particularly the rise of eCommerce for all categories of shopping. For example, 15% of consumer purchases are now made via eCommerce compared...
In a move well-timed for the resurgence of physical retail ahead of holiday foot traffic, PayPal is bringing its PayPal Zettle Terminal mobile POS solution — ‘Terminal’ for short — to U....
While there are still payments friction issues and digital some awareness work to be done, Mexico’s merchants are all-in on smartphone-assisted shopping. According to “The 2022 Global Digital...