Wal-Mart adds MasterCard's digital wallet to payment options

It’s not clear yet whether Wal-Mart customers can bypass registering with Walmart.com to use the wallet, but it's a sign that Wal-Mart may be ready to accept that “super-wallets” like MasterPass are the future.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 5, 2016

Why 2015 wasn't the year for 'buy' buttons—and how 2016 can be different

Even with this holiday season’s apparent surge in mobile commerce, social media hasn’t turned out to be a major channel for sales. Will it ever be?

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 22, 2015

Explore the Trendline➔

The state of loss prevention in retail

The types of losses attributed to retail theft has become more apparent — as is the need for more in-depth reporting and prevention strategies. 

By Retail Dive staff

Report: Target working on its own mobile wallet

Does this mean that the chronically-delayed CurrentC payment app is doomed?

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 21, 2015

PayPal unit Braintree now powers Facebook payments

Tokenized transactions will allow seamless order and payment between apps.

By Ian P. Murphy • Dec. 17, 2015

Android Pay now works within mobile apps

The race is on to become the preferred mobile payment system that might finally replace consumers’ "top of wallet" card.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2015

Wal-Mart launches Walmart Pay, its own mobile payment

The retailer is among the MCX companies that continue to refuse to accept Apple Pay, Android Pay, or Samsung Pay despite the fact that the group’s own payment app, CurrentC, has yet to get out of the gate.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 10, 2015

Visa will power payments on a Swatch smartwatch

The company debuted a product earlier this month in China with another payments partner. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Nov. 25, 2015

EMV cards could mean long holiday checkout lines

Studies show that ease of checkout is of prime importance for shoppers, who are finding the new, more secure cards cumbersome and confusing.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 24, 2015

Tap-to-pay driving mobile wallet usage

Making payments and receiving money have decreased in usage.  

By Ian P. Murphy • Nov. 23, 2015

Square shares climb 45% after public offering

The company had muted its debut expectations, discounting its initial offer to less than 60% of its last valuation.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 20, 2015

A year after Apple Pay, where do mobile payments stand?

While Apple Pay has sparked a movement towards mobile payments, slow EMV conversion is holding widespread adoption back.

By Ian P. Murphy • Nov. 12, 2015

Walgreens is first retailer to incorporate Apple Pay into rewards program

The move advances Apple Pay's lead in the battle for mobile-wallet supremacy.

By Barbara Thau • Nov. 6, 2015

Retailers continue push for PIN use on new credit cards

Confusion about more secure credit cards is rampant, Reuters reports.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 3, 2015

Report: Paper coupons still favored by most consumers, including millennials

But thanks to the high usability of mobile wallets, mobile coupons will likely increase in use and popularity, according to CreditCards.com.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 2, 2015

Starbucks continues to lead mobile payments

One in five transactions (21%) at stores is executed via mobile, the coffee chain reports. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Nov. 2, 2015

Amazon to shut down two units, including Local

The closure reflects the waning appeal of daily-deal sites. 

By Barbara Thau • Nov. 2, 2015

Amazon set to introduce in-app payment button

The marketplace is renewing its push to be a player in payments. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 30, 2015

Wal-Mart exec: EMV cards will wreak havoc on holiday checkouts

The clunky, time-consuming nature of paying with the new chip-enabled cards could slow down already long checkout lines. 

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 30, 2015

MasterCard initiative turns clothes into wearable payments

Under the new design, dresses, gloves, and other accessories could function as mobile wallets. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 28, 2015

Apple debuts 'shopping' category in App Store

First Facebook, now Apple: Let the mobile shopping wars begin. 

By Barbara Thau • Oct. 27, 2015

Chase developing mobile wallet to rival Apple Pay

The bank will partner with the MCX consortium to get the system into stores. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 27, 2015

CVS nixes self-checkout registers in some stores

The human touch wins out in some CVS stores.

By Barbara Thau • Oct. 22, 2015

Samsung Pay goes live on Verizon

The mobile wallet is now available on all major networks in the U.S.

By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 22, 2015

Square files for IPO

The company founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has recently filled the top spot at Twitter. 

By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 15, 2015

Target to issue more secure chip-and-PIN cards

The retailer is one of the first to issue these type of chip-enabled cards in the U.S.

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 15, 2015