Mobile Payments News & Media
Study: Consumers OK with IoT payments, but want control over purchase
September 29, 2017
Nearly half of consumers in the U.S. polled for a Worldpay survey said they would feel comfortable with a connected device, such as a refrigerator, ordering…
read nowStarbucks in China welcomes Alipay acceptance
September 29, 2017
Alipay users in China can now use the mobile wallet to pay for coffee and food at all Starbucks locations in China, according to a report from Caixin.
read nowStudy: Consumers not keen on facial ID for payments
September 27, 2017
A Juniper Research survey reveals more than 40 percent of iOS users in the U.S. consider themselves unlikely to use facial recognition as a payment security…
read nowAlipay expands to Nordic region with retailer pacts
September 25, 2017
Alipay has signed separate memorandum of understandings with Finpro (Finland), Svensk Handel (Sweden) and the Scandinavian Tourist Board, which will enable…
read nowAldi to accept contactless payments at all locations
September 25, 2017
Grocery chain Aldi will now enable shoppers to pay for their items with any contactless payment method, including mobile methods such as Apple Pay, as well as…
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City Furniture takes digital-edge approach to enrich customer in-showroom experiences
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
City Furniture CIO/CFO Steve Wilder shares insight, lessons learned and return-on-investment from the Florida retailer's strategy to boost customer experience…
read nowVenmo tackles e-commerce payments with Williams-Sonoma pact
September 14, 2017
Venmo wants to get itself involved in e-commerce and has struck a deal with Williams-Sonoma to let users of the mobile P2P app buy or split gifts across all…
read nowAlipay saunters down the runway with Rebecca Minkoff partnership
September 14, 2017
Fashion retailer Rebecca Minkoff is partnering with Alipay to enable Chinese tourists to make mobile payments with Alipay Wallet at all Rebecca Minkoff…
read nowNCR, Ecwid partner to drive a better omnichannel experience
September 8, 2017
NCR and Ecwid, a cloud-based ecommerce platform, are teaming up to provide an improved omnichannel order experience via the NCR Silver point-of-sale solution.
read nowFirst Data sending mobile POS devices to help retailers hit by Hurricane Harvey
September 7, 2017
First Data is sending free mobile payment devices to Houston in a move to help retailers and businesses get back up and running as soon as possible following…
read nowStudy: Mobile payments reach tipping point in some countries
September 6, 2017
Mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally, and the U.S. and Europe are catching up with fast-growing economies in Asia and Latin America where mobile…
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Kagan: Poor checkout experience hurts retail brand
by Jeff KAGAN — Wireless Analyst, Telecom Industry Analyst
Jeff Kagan offers up his view on retail winners and losers and what the changing customer expectations are starting to demand from retail stores.
read nowSaladworks selects POS system as its omnichannel digital platform
September 5, 2017
Saladworks, the nation's largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, has chosen Dovetail Systems Inc.'s Gusto POS system as its omnichannel digital platform…
read nowStudy: Proximity mobile payments to reach $49.2B in 2017
September 5, 2017
The value of U.S. proximity mobile payment transactions will total $49.29 billion in 2017, up 78.1 percent from last year, according to a study from eMarketer.
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Merchants seek ways to make their mobile apps indispensable
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Church's Chicken offers up a unique feature in its mobile app: a curated music playlist.
read nowLittle Caesars introduces self-service, mobile order pizza pick-up station
August 25, 2017
Little Caesars has streamlined the process of getting a pizza with a heated, self-service, mobile order pick-up station called the Pizza Portal.
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Merchants should highlight mobile self-service usefulness to consumers
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
Do consumers see the value in every self-checkout option available to them from different restaurants and retailers?
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Will Amazon Go make cashiers and checkout lanes obsolete?
by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group
That question was the focus of a breakout session Tuesday at the fourth annual CONNECT Mobile CX Summit in Philadelphia. The answer is complicated, which is…
read nowTacos on the go: Chipotle to add mobile ordering to new app
August 22, 2017
Chipotle Mexican Grill has selected Deloitte Digital to help redesign its mobile customer experience, according to a press release.
read nowBarclaycard tests Alipay acceptance in UK stores
August 14, 2017
Barclaycard is reportedly launching a pilot in the U.K. that will enable merchants there to accept Alipay, the popular Chinese mobile wallet, in their stores…
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