Among online shoppers, roughly 4 in 10 smartphone users say they currently use or would consider using their smartphone to find or redeem coupons… Sourced through Scoop.it from: juntaedelane.com

Next week will be a huge week for retailing, as the National Retail Federation’s NRF Convention and Expo event hits the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, bringing with it retailers from around the globe. Sourced through Scoop.it…

Samsung will have to step up its game in mobile and in payments, as evidenced by lackluster preliminary results announced last week. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Finextra: Contactless cards and mobile devices could soon become a primary payment method for transit journeys across the UK under a smart ticketing initiative unveiled in Parliament. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.finextra.com

Smartphones are likely to replace wallets in the near future as about 65 percent of the online payment deals last year were done with mobile devices, a new study said. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn

Entrepreneur shares how she’s built a thriving retail business with a smartphone, messaging apps, mobile payments and ingenuity. Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.blackberry.com

Personalization efforts have served as a vanguard for big data at many organizations. But some of these programs still fall short. Here’s a closer look at what’s going wrong. Does your enterprise fit these profiles? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.informationweek.com

Content marketing is heading for exciting new territory in 2016. A new survey finds that 64% of PR and marketing pros will increase content marketing efforts in 2016. Sourced through Scoop.it from: snip.ly

RT @bebrightva: 16 Tools Every Social Media Manager Should Use https://t.co/Cd0oZSaovv #Marketing via @Visually Sourced through Scoop.it from: blog.visual.ly

Biometrics Research Group, Inc. defines facial recognition as technology that measures distances between specific parts of a person’s face for identification. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.biometricupdate.com