What is Tokenization?
What technologies will drive the evolution of mobile payments? While by no means a new concept, tokenization has become a salient topic as of late due to the potential role it may play. As technologies like host card emulation become more prominent, tokenization is viewed by...
The Next Generation of Media Apps
We are seeing the next generation of TV playing out. Applications for Smart TVs and media streaming devices are the next big opportunity for broadcasters and content providers in the media space, and capitalizing on it will be the key to remaining competitive. All signs point to...
Stories vs. Spec Docs
As any experienced product owner, business analyst, or project manager knows, product definition can be an arduous process. Finalizing product details, prioritizing what needs to be completed, even relaying the specifications to the development team all takes time. The question is, how can all of...
The Market is Primed for Mobile Payments
When it comes to offering a mobile payment solution to customers, watching and waiting is no longer an option for businesses who hope to remain competitive. The market is primed for mobile payments. The number of smartphone users will surpass 2 billion in 2016, and with...
We365 app selected as Official Honoree in the 19th Annual Webby Awards
We’re excited to announce that our work has been recognized by The Webby Awards! The We365 app we developed for Free The Children has been selected as an Official Honoree in the 19th Annual Webby Awards in the Mobile: Best Visual Design - Function and Mobile:...
Why Samsung Pay is a Force to Be Reckoned With
Samsung is entering the mobile payments space with a bang. Slated to launch in the summer, Samsung Pay will add another major competitor into the mobile payments milieu, which is already accelerating as Apple Pay gains ground and Google ramps up it's offering via Android Pay. (CC)...
Sketch 3: A Powerful and Simple Tool for Digital Designers
Sketch is made purely for digital designers who heavily design websites, mobile UI, icons and other similar products. Unlike Photoshop and Illustrator, that are bulky with bloated and unnecessary tools (and not to mention expensive!), Sketch comes as a blessing in disguise with a clean...
Maintaining User Stories & The Difficulties With Change
The Necessity of User Stories In agile scrum software development, we write user stories to capture the requirements of an individual feature within a software project. User stories are an effective way of capturing the necessary functionality of an entire product. Typically, stories should follow the format...
Better QA: Server and App Promotion Process
When you are providing a live service to active users, it is dangerous to update production without a safe process. Having a well laid out and process that is closely followed will help ensure your users are not disturbed by any updates you make. Here is...
Better QA: Linear vs. Integrated QA
Effects of the Linear QA Process Everybody’s been there. You’re working on an important project with a stringent deadline. You’ve hit a few snags along the way, but it looks like you’ll deliver on time. Just one week left to devote to finding and fixing bugs. But...