Monthly Archives: April 2016

Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Foreign Sales Don’t Affect US Patent Rights

The controversial ruling was perhaps to be expected. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals doggedly hewed to its existing interpretation of patent law. Unfortunately, the court’s decision in Lexmark… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ip-watch.org

Posted in Uncategorized

Report: Global digital payments to reach $3.6 trillion in 2016

A new study from Juniper Research argued that the recent surge in contactless payments would continue. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Swiss banks push ahead with consolidated mobile payments plan

Credit Suisse, PostFinance, Raiffeisen, UBS and ZKB are the banks involved in the talks with two Swiss supermarket chains, Coop and Migros. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Everything You Should Know About Location-based Marketing Technologies

Information is clouding up more than ever and customers are increasingly performing shopping-related activities on the go. While online retailers are Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.hongkiat.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Facebook’s Messenger lands first airline as chat app pushes into commerce

Facebook wants businesses to chat with customers on the chat app. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.usatoday.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Mobile payments play a role in Messenger’s quest to become more like WeChat

A media report recently revealed a potential plan for Facebook to add an in-store mobile payments option to Messenger. This could be another step in the company’s plans to introduce a digital wallet. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Most Mobile Banking Consumers Use Payment Apps to Pay Bills – eMarketer

More internet users are paying bills via mobile Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.emarketer.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Cutting through the noise around financial technology | McKinsey & Company

We estimate there are today more than 2,000 start-ups offering traditional and new financial services. Here’s how banks should respond. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mckinsey.com

Posted in Uncategorized

Does ‘pay by app’ mean an end to shopping queues? – BBC News

Contactless payment by smartphone or smartwatch may be all the rage, but in-app payments are rapidly taking off as well. Is this the end for cards and cash? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bbc.com

Posted in Uncategorized

How supermarkets trick us into buying more than we really need

How supermarkets trick us into buying more than we really need – Gone is the day when a grocery store was a place where you’d just go to pick up your weekly groceries. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theplaidzebra.com

Posted in Uncategorized