in the spotlight
Posted by Sheila Shayon on May 8, 2012 05:06 PM

Visa is launching a beta test of its digital wallet, branded as V.me, with online retailer Buy.com. The PayPal-esque payments system is supported by the credit card brand's new Visa Developer Center that aims to help developers in various fields from gaming, financial, e-commerce and mobile integrate V.me into their products for in-app purchases, currency or direct links to e-commerce check-out pages.
V.me is offering convenience and "next generation commerce" to Buy.com’s 18 million customers who enter their credit card information once, where it’s stored with Visa, and then create an account with Visa, American Express, MasterCard or Discover. Users will receive alerts and near-real-time transaction notification of transactions on their Visa accounts and personalized offers will be coming soon.Continue reading...
More about: Visa, V.me, London 2012, Olympics, Sponsorships, Mobile Commerce, Buy.com, Facebook, Social Marketing, NFC, Isis, Google Wallet, Mastercard, American Express
close of business
Posted by Stephanie Startz on December 15, 2009 05:31 PM
Is it hot in here? Or is it just these car commercials? [Jalopnik]
TomTom slashes price on iPhone navigation app in wake of Droid. [DailyFinance]
Yahoo's "It's Y!ou" campaign drives internal adoption. [Business Insider]
Macy's, Amazon and Buy.com rated best e-tailer. [Consumerist]
Rumors abound, Editor & Publisher may get a second chance at life. [Gawker]
More about: Automobiles, Ads, TomTom, Navigation, iPhone, App store, App, Droid, Yahoo!, It's Y!ou, Macy's, Amazon, Buy.com, Editor & Publisher