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Spindle teams with Integrated Payments for POS mobile commerce systems

| December 7, 2012

 

Spindle announces partnership with Integrated Payments

Spindle, a leading provider of mobile mobile commerce Spindle partnership with POS payment services, has announced that it has teamed with Integrated Payments, a company that specializes in point of sale and mobile commerce technologies for merchants. The two companies have signed an agreement that will combine Spindle’s mobile commerce platform with the technology developed by Integrated Payments. The two companies hope that the new venture will provide merchants throughout the U.S. with a more efficient way to accept mobile payments from consumers.

POS solutions growing in demand among merchants

Becoming more accommodating to mobile payments is quickly becoming a serious issue for the retail industry, as well as other businesses. More consumers are taking to their mobile devices to make payments for goods and services. Reaching out to these consumers through e-commerce gateways and mobile websites has, thus far, been an effective means to offer service and procure business. The demand for being able to make mobile payments at actual stores is growing, however, and merchants are facing a rising need to address this demand with point of sale systems.

Spindle and Integrated Payments to leverage strengths of each other to reach markets

Through this new partnership, Spindle will be able to take advantage of the powerful relationships Integrated Payments has formed with merchants and vendors throughout the U.S. Integrated Payments will also benefit from the partnership as it will be able to expand its mobile commerce portfolio by offering merchants new services that are focused on mobile commerce. Together, the two companies may be able to establish a foothold with merchants in the U.S. and compete with larger companies, like Google, that have been investing heavily in mobile commerce.

Mobile commerce gaining serious attention

Mobile commerce is moving beyond the fringes of the retail industry. More companies are seeing the potential benefits of becoming more accommodating to mobile consumers and have begun taking mobile commerce more seriously. Spindle and Integrated Payments are keen to position themselves to be ready to serve a wider range of merchants when more businesses choose to adopt mobile commerce systems as a way to meet the needs of consumers.

Retailers pushed to prepare for mobile commerce

| October 25, 2012

Credit companies pressure US retail industry to upgrade point-of-sale terminals

U.S. retailers are facing a deadline from American Express, Discover, Visa, and MasterCard, to make upgrades to their point-of-sale terminals to make them more compatible with mobile commerce. The deadline is set for October 2015, giving retailers plenty of time to invest in NFC-enabled terminals, but few retailers have shown enthusiasm in diving into the world of mobile commerce. Some retailers claim that mobile commerce is not yet at the point where it can be considered viable.

Mobile commerce is gaining modest ground in US

Despite concerns regarding security and efficiency, mobile commerce is growing in the U.S., backed heavily by financial groups and the telecommunications industry. These parties are investing heavily in NFC technology and the infrastructure needed to make mobile commerce a success. Part of this effort is encouraging the retail industry to make updates to its point-of-sale technology to foster the expansion of mobile commerce.

New terminals may mean better financial securityMobile Commerce Deadline

Retailers are tasked with upgrading their sales terminals to be equipped with NFC technology so as to better serve consumers with NFC-enabled smart phones and mobile devices. These devices can be used to make payments for goods and services, but only if they have an NFC terminal to interact with and finalize the purchase. Sales terminals are also expected to make up the bulk of the security features the mobile commerce industry needs to thrive. As such, these terminals may help placate the fears consumers have been having regarding the safety of their financial information.

Retailers still unconvinced of the popularity of mobile commerce

The retail industry has been disinclined to throw major support behind mobile commerce and prepare for the widespread use of NFC technology because of the relatively high upfront cost associated with such an initiative. Though there have been signs of mobile commerce catching on with some consumers, many retailers claim that there is not enough evidence to justify dumping funds into upgrading technology that is able to meet the needs that consumers have now.