Mobile Payments News & Media
Decathlon sporting goods retailer enters US with store featuring self-service kiosk
June 10, 2019
Decathlon, a sporting goods retailer with more than 1,500 stores in 49 countries, recently opened its first U.S. location in Emeryville, California, featuring…
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End of life for certain POS terminals and the looming risk to retailers
by Chris Kronenthal — President + CTO, FreedomPay
Retailers need to be sure point-of-sale systems are fully compliant, not only to avoid becoming obsolete, but to protect against fraud.
read nowPaysafe study shows consumers still favor passwords over biometics
June 4, 2019
Paysafe Group issued a new report showing a majority of consumers feared that the switch to biometrics would expose them to a greater risk of identity theft…
read nowSan Francisco to get its fourth Amazon Go store
June 3, 2019
Amazon Go plans to open its fourth store, in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The store will be in the financial district at the Three…
read nowWalmart expands into blockchain pharmaceutical tracking
June 3, 2019
Walmart recently joined MediLedger, a consortium working on building a blockchain system for tracking pharmaceuticals, according to a report by Forbes.
read nowArkansas credit union taps Popio Mobile Video for on-the-go member service
May 30, 2019
POPio Mobile Video, an interactive mobile video banking solution, will enable face-to-face video collaboration for 7,200 members of River Valley Community…
read nowFitBit to test wearables with NYC bus, subway tap-and-pay pilot
May 29, 2019
FitBit Pay will be part of a Metropolitan Transportation Authority contactless payment pilot test that will allow riders to use mobile devices to pay their…
read nowCashierless purchase option not a big want on retail's main street
May 28, 2019
When it comes to what shoppers want from small main street retailers, it isn't all about having a cashierless purchase experience.
read nowAlipay sees surge of retailer adoption as government backs cashless
May 14, 2019
Alipay, the world’s most widely used mobile wallet with about a billion users, said its expansion into the Japanese market has seen a six-fold surge in retail…
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San Francisco board oks ban on cashless retail
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
San Francisco is the latest municipality to ban cashless retail as vulnerable populations demand equal access to shopping and dining services.
read nowAmazon Go goes with cash in New York City
May 9, 2019
The first Amazon Go store in New York City opened for business this week and is taking cash as well as offering a cashierless checkout customer experience.
read nowNayax debuts newest cashless payment option
May 9, 2019
Nayax has launched a cashless payment card reader for Bluecode payments in Austria and Germany.
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French retailer tests the limits of cashless retail with US store
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
Sporting goods retailer Decathlon is testing the limits of cashless retail with technology firm NewStore, which developed an iPhone-based ominichannel platform…
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Amazon Go no-cash reversal seen as response to legislative pushback
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
Amazon decision to reverse course on its cashierless Amazon Go stores is being seen as a response to economic and political push back given potential…
read nowJCPenney shelves Apple Pay after April EMV deadline passes
April 22, 2019
JCPenney confirmed that it stopped accepting Apple Pay,, in connection with an April 13th deadline that required merchants to retire old magnetic stripe…
read nowSmartphone go-to digital banking tool for US adults
April 22, 2019
A study from Aite Group shows U.S. adult consumers under the age of 50 are far more likely to pick up their smartphone to complete a digital banking…
read nowNY public advocate calls for Hudson Yards boycott over payment options
April 17, 2019
New York's Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is calling on shoppers and consumers to boycott the city's newly opened Hudson Yards retail development tenants…
read nowAmazon Go stores will start taking cash
April 10, 2019
Amazon's Go stores, which let shoppers buy without a cashier checkout experience, will reportedly begin accepting cash.
read nowMoltin launches self-checkout tech for retail, pop-up events
April 5, 2019
Moltin, a digital commerce developer, is debuting a self-checkout technology that will allow retailers to operate their own 'Amazon Go' environment at pop-up…
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Retail closing, cashierless, Target strategy top most-read list in March
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
The most popular news on Retail Customer Experience in March ranged from a retail brand closing to what Target's doing with fulfillment to the new retail model…
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