In an effort to fight back against online retail, Best Buy has revealed that they're making their Internet price-matching policy permanent for a select number of retailers, including matching Amazon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

POS systems are poised to dramatically change with the emergence of mobile and card-linked offers that have positioned them as the new gateway for daily deals and digital coupons.

A fast casual restaurant chain is promoting the introduction of its branded mobile payments application by only accepting mobile payments or cash - no credit cards - during the launch period. The sweetgreen mobile payment and rewards app enables users to receive $10 back for every $100 they spend when they pay via the app at any of the chain's 16 locations. For the launch, sweetgreen will limit acceptable payments types to the app and cash to eliminate the need to pay credit card processing fees.