What is Perka?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
February 7, 2013
As consumers we have all most likely used a traditional loyalty card at one time or another. Whether at a neighborhood sandwich shop, offering a buy 10 get one free, or a local coffee shop promoting their ‘coffee club’, printed ‘punch cards’ have been a popular offering from...
What is Punchcard?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
January 29, 2013
Most customers know what a ‘punch card’ is as it relates to merchant based loyalty programs. Historically, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) distributed paper cards, most often the size of a business card, to customers to reward them for coming back. While offers were...
What is Tabbedout?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
January 7, 2013
Whether you’re an industry professional in the payments ecosystem or a consumer who is an early-adopter of new mobile technologies, the pool of mobile-based payment and loyalty applications continues to grow. And, application developers are targeting their offerings to specific...
What is Belly?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
December 13, 2012
Today’s customer is crazy for loyalty and, while many businesses invest the majority of their resources in attracting new customers, a more economical and more valuable business opportunity sits with retention. In fact, research from Flowtown estimates that it is six or seven...
What is Mobile Commerce?
Merchant Warehouse | VIEW PROFILE
November 15, 2012
Henry Helgeson, CEO The mobile wallet for the consumer is more than just payments at this point. It will be continuing to evolve outside of payments. If we were just taking our credit cards and putting them on our phones, that wouldn't be adding a lot of value. Mobile commerce...
Mobile Payments, Mobile Commerce, Mobile POS – What do they all mean?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
November 14, 2012
Mobile payments, mobile commerce, mobile POS – three of many new, yet commonly used terms, in the payments ecosystem today. With recent entries into the payments space from companies like Google, Intuit, Square and LevelUp, mobile transactions are quickly becoming a mainstream...
What is ISIS?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
November 7, 2012
October 22nd marked the much-anticipated soft launch of ISIS, a national mobile commerce venture with a goal of fundamentally transforming how people shop, pay and save. Backed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, customers in Austin, TX and Salt Lake City, UT now have the...
What is a payment acceptance solution?
Merchant Warehouse | VIEW PROFILE
November 2, 2012
Dan Dufault, Executive Vice President, Sales and MarketingA payment acceptance solution is far different today than at any time in the past. It's now about a far broader context. It's integrating newer technologies, newer opportunities for merchants, and newer...
Explaining Mobile Acceptance, Mobile Wallets, and Mobile Processing
Merchant Warehouse | VIEW PROFILE
October 25, 2012
Henry Helgeson, CEOThere is a lot of confusion around mobile right now and what exactly is mobile? We've got really two separate ways we can talk about mobile payments. One is mobile acceptance, and that is something where we take a traditional card and run it through a...
What is LevelUp?
Shannon Andrade | VIEW PROFILE
October 19, 2012
LevelUp was originally launched in March 2011 as a daily deals site, but after just three months, the company shifted its focus exclusively to mobile payments. Over the past year, LevelUp has evolved significantly, expanding their value proposition from mobile payment acceptance...