How to avoid potential handcuffs lurking in the credit card transaction

Plastic holders can make purchases easier, faster, and usually in greater quantities than they would if they were paying with paper. This makes transacting…

Sionic Mobile updates loyalty app

July 8, 2015

The latest version of the app has new features and functionality, including an interactive user interface, a two-tap checkout process and instant, real-time…

Back to School: 8 tips for enhancing mobile customer experience

In Part 2 of our Back-to-School series, an expert offers tips on enticing the mobile shopper and ensuring the mobile retail experience is rewarding for the…

Men are from Mars, women from Venus in the retail shopping environment

July 8, 2015

When it comes to retail shopping men and women have very distinct behaviors, both in the brick and mortar environment and online, and retailers need to tune…

MobiKwik expands retailer network in India for mobile payments

July 6, 2015

India-based online wallet MobiKwik last week announced an agreement with retail outlet WHSmith India to enable digital payments at multiple offline outlets.

Survey: Consumers not too confident regarding retail data security

July 1, 2015

The retail industry is getting poor marks when it comes to secure handling of consumer data, ranking the lowest, along with government agencies, in a new…

Starbucks expands mobile pay, national rollout continues through the year

June 17, 2015

Starbucks continues national rollout of Mobile Order & Pay into southern, central U.S. locations.

Vesta releases solution to 'prevent online, mobile fraud'

May 21, 2015

Built to combat the rising trend of fraud in e-commerce, vGuaranteed is a "revenue-generating payment solution for digital goods, services and subscriptions."

Digital interactions drive brick-and-mortar sales

May 15, 2015

Deloitte Digital Study: Digitally-influenced sales are five times larger than e-commerce sales; consumers use of mobile for price checking declines 30 percent.

Best Buy accepts Apple Pay, still involved with MCX

April 28, 2015

Best Buy was one of several large retailers who did not accept Apple Pay at launch in October because it was involved with a competing system called CurrentC.

Report: Path to online purchasing is nonlinear

by Josh Fischer — Editor, NetWorld

New survey results found that 60 percent of consumers shop online at least once a month and prefer smartphones to tablets.

Chase Commerce Solutions, USA Technologies sign strategic pact

April 28, 2015

USA Technologies provides payment acceptance, including mobile, at various vending machines across the US.

Global Payments peddles Ingenico mPOS device in Canada

April 28, 2015

The iCMP mPOS product includes a secure Bluetooth-enabled reader that pairs with a merchant’s Apple iOS or Android device.

India-based gift card provider launches retailer mobile app

April 28, 2015

Qwikcilver said it has partnered with 50-plus brands enabling access to 3,000-plus stores and online portals including India's leading retail chains…

Lock it up: 5 ways to protect customers using mobile payments

There are plenty of cost-efficient mobile payment processors designed to fit the budget needs of small businesses, but ensuring sensitive data customers that…

Is Facebook Messenger coming to retail?

by Alex Hum — Chief Architect, IT Consultant

With a reach of more than 600 million active monthly mobile users, Facebook Messenger as a business platform has the potential to make quite an impact. Alex…

Mobile payments app for restaurant goers seeks to cut wait time and feed the hungry

April 20, 2015

Full Society launches IndieGoGo campaign to finalize app development designed to allow users to donate when paying for a restaurant bill.

Lids Sports Group opens up inventory across channels

April 14, 2015

Specialty retailer uses Oracle to help increase available inventory while helping customers and associates easily find items online and at over 1,300 locations…

EMV shift could also shift NFC payments adoption

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

With about six months to go before merchants have to make the switch to POS terminals that accept chip cards, some industry executives are expecting proximity…

BJ's Restaurants exec discusses benefits of chain's mobile app

Tim Hackbardt, VP of Marketing for BJ's Restaurants, talks about the many ways the chain's mobile app improves the customer experience.