Starbucks goes cashless at downtown Seattle store

January 26, 2018

Starbucks has gone cashless at one location in downtown Seattle as the coffee giant experiments with a growing trend among fast casual chains in the U.S.

Amazon Go disrupts, re-invents, elevates the customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Amazon's supermarket, which boasts a cashier-less checkout, is open to the masses after a year in beta with Seattle-based company employees. Industry pundits…

Barriers to enterprise mPOS: What's holding retailers back?

Ben Wagner, director of product, solutions at Ingenico Group/North America, explains why there is tremendous potential when it comes to the mobile point of…

Industry experts offer up 2018 predictions on retail customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

With the close of 2017, a year which brought big news in retail customer experience strategy, technology and trends, Retail Customer Experience shares a hefty…

Another Chinese city taps Alipay for transit payment option

January 2, 2018

Xi'an is the latest Chinese city to accept Alipay on its subway system, according to local reports. The system started to accept Alipay as of Jan. 1.

Entries needed for annual Mobile Retail App Comparison Guide

December 19, 2017

Mobile Payments Today is preparing its second annual Mobile Retail App Comparison Guide. This guide will be the definitive resource for retailers' mobile apps…

Bluewater Grill to enable pay-at-the-table with TableSafe

December 15, 2017

TableSafe Inc., maker of a pay-at-the-table platform for full-service restaurants, announced Bluewater Grill Restaurants will adopt the Rail payment platform…

Why the in-store retail experience needs a mobile point-of-sale

Jeff Scott, CEO of Infinite Peripherals, explains how a mobile point of sale can improve both the in-store shopper's experience, as well as the retailer's…

Shopping and paying: New consumer trends are bringing profound changes

Roger Niederer, head merchant services, SIX Payment Services, offers up insight on how technology is not only changing consumer behavior and needs, but also…

Garmin Pay now live on Garmin vívoactive 3 smartwatch

December 7, 2017

Garmin International and Fit Pay, a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, have announced that the Garmin Pay contactless payment feature is now live on Garmin's…

Target adds mobile pay Wallet feature to REDcard

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The retailer officially becomes the latest to add an in-store, mobile-payment feature to its app in a move that also combines its digital coupon program into a…

Black Friday: Mobile payments sputter at the physical POS

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Erratic support from U.S. retailers for in-store, proximity-based mobile payments likely contributed to low use among consumers as the holiday shopping season…

Amazon Alexa skills to feature payments

December 1, 2017

Software developers will soon have the opportunity to add Amazon Pay to the voice apps that are available from the Alexa Skills Store, according to an…

Offline retailers: Evolve here first to keep up with e-commerce

Jeff Scott, CEO of Infinite Peripherals, shares insight on how retail point-of-sale technology can improve both the shopper's experience and the retailer's…

Hatch Loyalty, Cardfree partner on retailer mobile wallet services

November 16, 2017

Hatch Loyalty is partnering with mobile commerce company Cardfree to bring personalized engagement and mobile wallet services to large retailers, according to…

Harry & David pumps up brand, mobile, social to enhance customer experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Premier gourmet food and gift retailer debuts updated brand look, feel and tone, from its website to its catalogs and across social media. It's all focused on…

Beem me up, Australia: Bank JV launches mobile P2P app

November 2, 2017

The Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, and National Australia Bank have come together to launch a mobile payment app that will enable instant payments for all…

First Data expands availability of Clover via Apple retail stores

October 30, 2017

First Data has announced new initiatives with Apple designed to broaden the distribution of First Data's Clover devices and accelerate the expansion and…

Alipay comes to Las Vegas, NYC taxis

October 27, 2017

Verifone and Alipay have announced the extension of their existing global partnership to Verifone Taxi Solutions, according to a press release.

Amazon brings Amazon Pay in-store program to restaurants with Clover

October 26, 2017

Amazon has expanded the Amazon Pay in-store program to restaurants with Clover point-of-sale stations located in the northeastern part of the U.S. and Seattle…