Webinar: How to tap mobile, personalization to drive a seamless customer journey

A one-hour free webinar on July 27, hosted by Adobe, will offer actionable insights and tips for retailers striving to craft a successful customer journey.

Citi Pay arrives in the US

July 6, 2017

Citi MasterCard credit customers in the U.S. can now begin using Citi Pay, the mobile tap-and-pay service the bank first announced in November.

Tesco adds contactless tech to loyalty card program

July 6, 2017

U.K.-based Tesco has added contactless functionality to its loyalty card that enables users to collect points with a tap at the point of sale, according to a…

Canadian Amex users can add cards to Android Pay

June 28, 2017

American Express has announced the availability of Android Pay for its Canadian card holders, according to a press release.

Study: Indian consumers increasingly rely on mobile banking

June 22, 2017

A recent study from financial services technology leader FIS shows a dramatic increase over the past year in the use of mobile devices and other digital…

Amazon Pay revives the Buy button craze on Instagram

June 20, 2017

Amazon is attempting to keep the social media Buy button alive via a partnership with high-end clothing retailer Moda Operandi's Instagram posts, according to…

Retail tech investment expectation bodes well for tool makers

June 15, 2017

A new Accenture Strategy report reveals greater tech investment by retailers could lead to $2.95 trillion in sales for technology makers.

Consumers expect ease of use, security from bank's mobile app

June 13, 2017

Retail bank and credit card customers now prefer mobile to all other channels, but rate ease of use as a differentiator among top-performing mobile apps.

Apple Pay Cash to debut this fall as mobile P2P market expands

June 6, 2017

One of the worst kept secrets in payments became official Monday when Apple revealed its entry into the person-to-person payments market with an upcoming…

Chipotle uncovers malware responsible for credit card breach

May 26, 2017

Chipotle Mexican Grill said today it has identified what was responsible for the payment card security incident reported April 25. The information comes at the…

Ziosk teams with Main Event Entertainment to enhance guest experience

May 26, 2017

Ziosk, maker of an ordering, entertainment and pay-at-the table tablet, and Main Event Entertainment, the bowling-anchored dining and entertainment…

Furniture retailer taps apps to boost customer experience, empower associates

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

City Furniture is reaping big rewards on three customized iOS apps developed by the retailer, IBM and Apple. The apps and IBM MobileFirst solution is spurring…

Contactless retail payments to top $1T worldwide by 2019

May 23, 2017

New data from fintech analysts at Juniper Research forecasts that the global value of contactless transactions made via payment cards, mobile devices and…

Digital, physical worlds collide at Amazon Books

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Amazon’s new bookstores partly leans on mobile technology, but could use some improvements with something like beacons.

Survey: Consumers embrace biometric authentication

May 8, 2017

It's long-accepted wisdom that the American masses will resist biometric identification as an intrusion into their privacy. However, the uptake of Apple Touch…

CardFlight launches 2 new mPOS devices

May 4, 2017

CardFlight, a mobile point-of-sale provider, is launching the Swift B200 and Swift B250, a new series of mobile card readers that use Bluetooth Low Energy…

Consumers eager to use electronic pay options

May 4, 2017

A new study reveals more than a third of Americans and Europeans are happy to trade cash for electronic payment options and 20 percent have already made the…

Consumers love mobile browsing but mobile purchasing not so much

April 28, 2017

Delays in website load times are a prime reason today's mobile shoppers aren't purchasing via a mobile device as much as they are using the device for product…

Samsung Pay lands in four new markets

April 27, 2017

Samsung Electronics has launched Samsung Pay in four new markets with the official debut of its mobile wallet service in Sweden and the United Arab Emirates…

Wine retailer taps 3Cinteractive platform to create better mobile experience

April 26, 2017

Total Wine & More, a leading independent retailer of fine wines, is teaming with 3Cinteractive and its Switchblade platform for mobile coupon redemption…