While at Google’s offices recently, I had the pleasure to hear a Google Product Manager present the company’s view of how information retrieval has changed with the rise of mobile and smartphone adoption. They are calling it “micro-moments,” the premise…

Users do not need to use the PayPal app to send funds. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

The reasons for the slowdown — and its longer-term implications — are the subject of a new research note by Mercator. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

Apple Pay leads the pack in media hype, but it’s been difficult to gauge its success, along with other schemes. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

What is retail reinvention all about? To start, it’s about understanding the consumer’s path to purchase and how technology in commerce, payments plays a role. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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Tim Kendall, GM of Monetization at Pinterest, said the company has encompassed the entire marketing funnel with its buy buttons. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

The city has fostered a unique collaboration between private companies and federal agencies to solve cybercrime cases. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Eyeglass company Warby Parker’s cofounders Jeremiah Daly and Andy Hunt are trying to raise $125 million for a new venture capital firm called Elephant Partners, Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

PayPal and the U.S. Department of Commerce have announced a collaboration to harness Big Data to help help businesses increase their overseas exports. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com