Mobile Payment

National Restaurant Association Show 2013 – Day 1

By Bijan Shahrokhi in Mobile Loyalty, Mobile Payment, NRA Show

Today was the first day at the Chicago’s National Restaurant Association show. Our booth is #5563 on North level 3 in the Technology Pavilian section. The NRA show brings about 60,000 visitors and 2,000 exhibitors from all around North America together.  Outside of some great food and drink to be sampled, there was an abundance…

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What Is the Right Mobile Based Loyalty Program for a Restaurant or Retailer?

By Bijan Shahrokhi in Mobile Loyalty, Mobile Payment

There are various types of loyalty programs that can be offered by retailers and restaurant chains. Some of the more popular ones are visit based programs (e.g. punch cards) and sales volume based (e.g. Airmiles). What sets apart a successful program from others is the relevancy of the program to the specific merchant’s industry margins,…

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Mobile Payment: An Opportunity for Fraud Prevention

By Bijan Shahrokhi in Mobile Payment

Merchants are losing approximately $20 billion a year due to credit card fraud. Financial institutions have spent billions of dollars to prevent fraud and lower the number of fraudulent activities. The challenge, however, has been the lack of a communication channel, which allows credit card verification in more accurate ways at the store level. In…

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iPhone PassBook vs. Google Wallet

By Bijan Shahrokhi in Mobile Payment

  With the launch of iOS6, retailers and restaurants are wondering how PassBook is different from Google Wallet. In a nutshell, Google Wallet allows you to store your credit / debit card on your Google Wallet and pay with your Google Wallet. Google Wallet is NFC based and as a result, it only works if the…

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Use mobile store cards, help the environment!

By Brian Ji in Mobile Loyalty, Mobile Payment

We all have them, those colourful, shiny plastic gift cards. Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a gift card? I did, so I Googled it. Turns out, 5.07 grams of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC – fancy name for plastic) is needed to make a plastic card. So I wondered, how much plastic is…

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Brace yourselves, iPhone Passbook is coming to you

By Brian Ji in Mobile Loyalty, Mobile Payment

      After Apple dominated our front pockets (or wherever you put your iPhone/iPod), it looks like the company could dominate our back pocket soon. That’s because with the upcoming release of iOS6, Apple has subtly threw its hat into the crowding arena of mobile payment. The initial release of Passbook will allow passes,…

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