Sweden-based Mobill which offers m-commerce solutions to businesses, has set up a new development center in India, and has partnered with the Indian security solutions company Sterna Security to offer its mobile payment solutions in India. While the deal period or the financial details of this partnership were not disclosed, the company said that Sterna will be marketing Mobill's payment solutions in the country.

Bets made on smartphones help drive a Dublin-based bookie to an increase in profits, with a 185% leap in mobile business, leading to bets made on smartphones and tablets accounting for one-third of its total revenues.

Best Buy and Facebook are readying the next generation of mobile experiences and crafting more contextual and useful capabilities designed to drive loyalty.

A company specializing in multi-channel commerce solutions that deals with payments raised $30 million to grow its business. The platform includes mobile-based commerce on smartphones and tablets via browser and apps.

An analysis of four months' worth of data completed by RadioShack found that more than a third of clicks were on its store locator page and that that 40 to 60 percent of clicks on its store locator resulted in visits to a physical store resulting in a larger percentage of purchases.

Victoria's Secret is making mobile a priority with a new iPad application that serves as a hub for its Pink Nation loyalty program. The retailer is using the iPad app to target college-aged women.

QVC turned in a decent e-commerce performance overall in 2012, and got a significant boost in the fourth quarter from a more than 60% increase in sales from shoppers using mobile devices.

A new study says that women in developing markets, undeserved by traditional financial tools, represent a commercial opportunity for providers of mobile financial services

Gucci is launching on a mobile platform in the Asia Pacific market and once the mobile capability comes to the region, smartphone toting consumers there will be able to browse and buy Gucci's range of products, including leather goods, shoes and clothing.

Donuts chain Dunkin' Donuts is adding its mobile app to Apple's Passbook, giving consumers another way to pay for food, beverages and merchandise at the company's participating locations.