Evolving legacy retail to an omni commerce reality can feel a lot like orchestrating a three-ring circus. In the June mPOS Tracker™, Jim Barnes, CEO of Enspire Commerce, tells PYMNTS how making mPOS part of the mix makes that juggling act a little less tedious. Find out what he means, and learn about the latest news, trends and rankings of 275 global providers, inside the latest Tracker.  Read More...

Crowds draw crowds, and for brick-and-mortar retailers, drawing a crowd means selling more stuff. Shelley Schlueter, who heads Nokia’s marketing analytics ops, takes Karen Webster inside the soon-to-be launched Cognitive Analytics for Crowd Insight platform that offers companies real-time knowledge re: who wants what, where, when — and maybe even why.  Read More...

Earlier this week, Dunkin’ Donuts made Masterpass a payment option inside their mobile app. Mastercard VP of U.S. Market Development, Tor Opedal, told Karen Webster that making the mobile order-ahead payments experience frictionless is table stakes today — but not necessarily what will make or break the consumer experience. Opedal, an ex-QSR exec himself, shares what he thinks could make the difference: cracking the code on getting franchisees on board. Get the details — and Happy National Donut Day!  Read More...