iBeacon Weekly News 24/10/2014
It was yet another great week for the #iBeacon landscape with multiple Apple news, a global first from Blesh and Denizbank and many more.
Apple Maps encourages #iBeacon installation for small businesses on Maps Connect:
http://www.pymnts.com/news/2014/the-apple-pay-beacon-trojan-horse
Blesh and Denizbank Announce a Global First – Getting a Queue Number with iBeacon Without Entering the Branch: https://blesh.com/global-first-denizbank-blesh-get-queue-number-ibeacon/
Rumor has it that Apple Pay loyalty program will launch in time for Christmas: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/10/21/rumor-apple-pay-loyalty-program-could-launch-in-time-for-christmas
Shopkick passes 7.500 beacons in US while Bookatable is rolling out beacons to 109 Restaurants in UK: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/15/bookatable-tests-restaurants-appetite-for-ibeacons-in-europe-while-shopkick-racks-up-7500-retail-beacons/
The World’s First iBeacon Business Card “CardFi” Launches Crowdfunding Campaign on Indiegogo: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cardfi-launches-crowdfunding-campaign-indiegogo-115700466.html
Jason Smith’s iBeacon Ecosystem for October is out – 45+ companies in 3 categories: https://twitter.com/jason_smith/status/524202886746484737
Huffington Post predicts Demise of e-Commerce with Digital Takeover in Stores and Amazon Opening its First Store: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-marti/why-amazons-decision-to-o_b_5991600.html