Despite the backdrop of continued economic uncertainty, 2012 was a strong year for retail e-commerce, according to a new report, which shows mCommerce at 11 percent of e-commerce spending.

Visa will host the platform in its data centers round the world and says it will do all the complicated work of linking banks' financial services to cellcos' phone numbers and SIM cards. Visa's offering is based on technology from a technoloy firm it acquired.

BlackBerry is pulling out all the stops when it comes to helping its developers monetize their BB10 apps following the introduction of the new BlackBerry device lineup.

A new survey shows more than half of retailers are planning to maintain their investment levels in mobile for 2013, while more than a third plan to increase it.

A lot of companies aspire to have a mobile strategy while others already have the beginnings of one. A San Francisco-based online real estate company found that traffic from mobile increased 120 percent in the fourth quarter year over year.

Of the more than $180 billion spent online in 2012, the mobile piece was relatively small. But, mobile commerce has shown steady growth for the past couple of years, and one expert believe mobile and social will have a big impact on retailers' bottom lines this year.

As consumers increasingly use mobile to make purchases, MasterCard is turning its focus to developing payment services that address how the user experience converges across various devices.

Swift and secure mobile payment options have made Valentine's Day sweeter than ever for those sending flowers to their sweethearts this year. One app launched removes credit card numbers form the equation.

The chief executive of EBAY says that the online retailing giant is at "a massive inflection point" with its payments and retail businesses and that factors such as the growth in mobile devices suggest there will be big changes ahead.

The principal at the New York-based venture arm of Japanese telecom giant SoftBank sees mobile inflecting upwards the overall growth curve of e-commerce nd sees showrooming as a big problem for retailers.