Survey reveals consumers prefer contactless

July 23, 2020

A Entrust Datacard survey shows the vast majority of U.S. payment cardholders, or 75%, prefer using contactless cards over other forms of payment, including…

QR codes get a new life as COVID-19 recovery spurs contactless payments

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The rapid demand for safe, contactless merchant payments has led to renewed interest in QR codes, a payment technology that historically dominated Asian…

Payments in retail: The importance of creating integrated solutions amid COVID-19

Rich Aberman, co-founder and chief product officer, Integrated Banking at WePay, maps out the many innovative payment options and systems retailers can tap and…

Amazon launching smart shopping carts that eliminate checkout line

July 14, 2020

Amazon is advancing its contactless and cashierless shopping experience with a smart shopping cart, called a Dash Cart, that lets shoppers avoid the checkout…

Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward

July 14, 2020

Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…

AfterPay to offer Apple Pay, Google Pay at US retailers

July 14, 2020

AfterPay, an Australia-based mobile app that offers 'Buy Now, Pay Later' installment options in key international markets, said it will begin offering Apple…

Senators introduce bill to require cash acceptance

July 9, 2020

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Senate Banking Committee members, have introduced the Payment Choice Act, S.4145, a…

Mastercard launches shop locator tool in U.S., Canada

July 8, 2020

Mastercard announced the regional launch of ShopOpenings.com, a tool that can tell cardholders which shops and businesses are back open as communities…

Aldi Nord moves German in-store payments to Fiserv amid Wirecard crisis

July 7, 2020

Fiserv Inc. said that Aldi Nord has moved all of its in-store card payments in Germany to the company.

Mastercard to tokenize Amazon transactions

June 19, 2020

Mastercard Inc. is rolling out a program to boost transactions on Amazon, as customers in 12 countries across the Americas, Europe and the Middle East will now…

COVID-19 delays contactless payment at NYC transit stations

June 5, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to delay expansion of New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new contactless fare payment system, OMNY…

Citcon, Tulip enable QR code payments and luxury, fashion retailers

May 22, 2020

Citcon, a Santa Clara, California-based mobile payment platform, is partnering with Tulip, an in-store mobile application provider, to enable QR code payments…

COVID-19 pushing consumers toward mobile banking, online shopping

May 13, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving U.S. consumers toward mobile banking and digital payments, according to a study by payments firm FIS. 

Sephora expands payment options

May 8, 2020

Beauty retailer Sephora is expanding its payment options for U.S. customers in a partnership with payments and shopping provider Klarna.

Visa says contactless use surged amid COVID-19

May 1, 2020

Mastercard study shows COVID-related shift to contactless

April 29, 2020

Consumers are increasingly moving toward contactless card adoption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Mastercard study

NYC expands contactless pay options for parking kiosks

April 23, 2020

The New York City Department of Transportation wants to discourage cash payments at city parking meters and encourage contactless payment by smartphone…

Vancouver family fun center deploys cashless tech

April 9, 2020

The fun center of the Uncle Buck's FishBowl & Grill restaurant, at a Bass Pro Shop in Vancouver, Canada, now boasts cashless technology. Four other centers…

Publix rolls out contactless pay to all stores

April 6, 2020

Publix, a Lakeland, Florida-based grocery chain, is rolling out contactless payment to all stores, including its organic GreenWise Market, as part of a…

Coronavirus outbreak raising questions about digital payments, cash

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The coronavirus pandemic is raising a number of concerns about whether consumers would shift toward digital payments amid concerns about cash handling and…