Beyond Billing
Mixed drinks, no mixed messages
Bars and pubs of all levels of repute have several things in common that are obvious as soon as you walk in the door, and actually before you even walk in. From the outside, you’ll likely […]
NFC
Payments
Apple Pay – evolution or revolution?
Innovation in payments tends to be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary. The success stories in payments tend to be based on taking what’s already there and making it work better. This approach also happens to be […]
Beyond Billing
Does paying by text make paying easier?
For those who choose to forgo cash and credit cards for point of sale payments, there are a plethora of options to choose from today. From standalone payment apps like those offered by Starbucks (easily […]
Beyond Billing
Has Amazon already won the mobile payments game?
Small businesses and mom and pop shops have always gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to credit card payments. Already on thin margins, they are forced by the credit card companies […]
Beyond Billing
Starbucks Mobile Checkout – frictionless?
Jonathan Jensen recently highlighted the theme of friction in payments and the importance of focusing on the customer experience. I couldn’t agree more with his sentiments. I began to consider my own experience with mobile […]
Beyond Billing
NFC, TfL and some much needed TLC
As you know, NFC is a favourite topic here at BillingViews Labs. Over the years it has given us the opportunity to write poetry about it, be rude about it and, of course, when ISIS […]
News
Mobile payments predictions from 2011: what we got right – and wrong.
According to the latest research by Juniper, ‘global payments via mobile devices will reach $507 billion this year, a rise of 40 percent.’ The initial reaction at the BillingViews Detective Agency was to welcome the news […]
Beyond Billing
What Mobile World Congress looks like from space, er, Scotland
Following Mobile World Congress – #MWC14 – on Twitter cannot be done. It is like trying to drink from a fire hose. You scroll down. You scroll up and find another 160 tweets have been […]
News
Mobile Payments – where are we?
With Mobile World Congress in Barcelona upon us, it seems opportune to review the state of play in mobile payments. Mobile payments is one of those subjects that people have been talking about for ages, […]
Beyond Billing
Hashtag time for Barcelona watchers – what will be news at #MWC14
Last year, we didn’t do too badly with our hashtags for MWC 2013. We wanted to watch billing and pricing obviously, but we also wanted to watch NFC and the OTT players. Both turned out […]