Three countries demonstrate why the US is behind in security and payment technology.
Blockchain, a popular bitcoin wallet application on the iOS App Store has been pulled by Apple.
Chipotle, the Tex-Mex darling of weekday warriors everywhere, is planning to build out a mobile payment service.
Signs indicate that Square is readying a launch in Australia, bringing its popular payment card dongle that enables checkouts on mobile devices, to our neighbors down under.
Amazon is planning to introduce its Kindle Fire devices at retail locations as mobile point-of-sale devices for small and medium sized businesses.
Robert Morley has alleged that McKelvey and Dorsey used him for his technical expertise in creating the dongle, and then cut him out of the business.
The move, which may very well have been inspired by news of Starbucks’ app seeing continued success, fits in line with what industry experts have been saying about mobile wallet apps: loyalty will drive success.
Though it’s long been speculated, recent signs point to Apple finally moving into the mobile payment space.
Clinkle, the not-so-secret mobile payment startup, has just nabbed PayPal executive Mike Liberatore as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Working with Android technology, Descartes Biometrics has come up with a security system that will unlock a user’s phone through recognizing the unique contours of a person’s ear, called Ergo.