If you’ve ever shopped at an Apple store, you may have noticed that employees trot around with a mobile gizmo that can accept customers’ credit cards — no need to wait in line for the checkout counter. Now, imagine that sort of gizmo in the hands of just about anyone who wanted to sell something.
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Starbucks, the coffee giant, and Square, the payments innovator, have launched an initiative that could speed the adoption of mobile payments and mobile wallets. Now, Starbucks customers can pay for their purchases without having to reload their loyalty cards.
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Betterment is an online option for investors that claim low annual fees and no minimum balance requirements. With an account on Betterment.com, users can transfer money between a linked checking account and their Betterment portfolio’s electronically and without transaction fees. Users decide whether to invest in stocks or bonds, and then the company helps you
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Ally Bank says that new updates to its mobile-banking applications will be released later this month. One of the updates will be mobile check deposit, a feature that has been in high demand by Ally customers.
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BillGuard, the provider of a transaction-monitoring service, is continuing its push onto mobile devices through a new partnership with Lemon Wallet, which helps more than 2.5 million consumers manage their debit and credit cards.
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When it comes to holiday shopping, everyone wants the best prices and deals on the gifts they buy. Many retailers are jumping on the mobile-deals bandwagon, hoping to encourage shoppers to pick their store over the competition, whether those shoppers are at work, fighting the lines at the mall, or hanging out at home. In
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You can do just about anything with your smartphone or mobile device. Whether you’re making restaurant reservations, looking at a map of the sky, transferring money from one bank account to another, or downloading movies, your phone likely has an app for that. When it comes to that dreaded time of the year known as
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Technology is certainly making life simpler for a lot of people who can barely keep up with their daily schedules. As a result of many technological successes in the banking industry, there are even more ways to add convenience to your life. One of the trends currently growing in popularity is the ability to deposit
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Consumers have more control of the shopping process than ever before – thanks to mobile shopping apps that allow shoppers to find the lowest prices, research more information about products, and buy items both online and off with the press of a button.
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Consumers, banks and the technology industry all have a vested interest in the success of mobile payments and one of the most anticipated mobile-payment platform finally arrives in consumers’ hands. Will Isis help push the adoption of NFC-based mobile payments or will it prove that NFC tech is the wrong direction for mobile payments?
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