Forever 21 checkout experience gets a tech boost

November 20, 2020

Retailer Forever 21 is the first of Authentic Brands Group's properties to deploy Bolt, a checkout experience platform providing seamless checkout, payments…

Study: Shoppers prefer mobile pay

November 12, 2020

A good majority, 74%, of Americans are using their phone to order and pay for merchandise and food at least once a week, with nearly half, 48%, tapping the…

Visa shares how retailers can stop fraud from hurting the business

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

With holidays right around the corner, retailers are trying to capture customer spend earlier than Black Friday. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and…

A look at the American retail payment revolution

by Chris Kronenthal — President + CTO, FreedomPay

Chris Kronenthal, president and CTO of FreedomPay, explains why digitization is here and here to stay when it comes to consumer payment and why it will…

Two Case Studies and a Prestigious Award for Clientron Ares650 POS Terminal

Ares650 is the Perfect POS Solution for Your Business

Worldline merges with Ingenico

November 3, 2020

Global payments providers, Worldline and Ingenico, have combined under Worldline to create the largest European payment services provider, according to a press…

The pandemic and cash use: What are the facts?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Data from the Federal Reserve indicates consumers have a lot of cash on their hands as a result of the pandemic. Most have used cash while paying in person…

Chicago passengers can use iPhones, Apple Watch for tap-and-go payment

November 2, 2020

Chicago Transit Authority passengers can use their iPhone or Apple Watch to make tap-and-go fare payments via Apple Pay's Express Transit mode by uploading the…

Visa aims to curtail fraud for merchants, consumers

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

Fraud is a challenge retailers and consumers regularly battle. Mike Lemberger, senior vice president and regional risk officer for Visa, North America…

Garanti BBVA launches mobile-first credit card

October 14, 2020

Turkish bank, Garanti BBVA's customers can now apply for a mobile-first credit card which combines a mobile wallet that supports QR and mobile payments, with a…

LAX expands mobile food, beverage ordering

October 9, 2020

LAXOrderNow.com is a new food service program that lets hungry travelers coming through the Los Angeles International Airport use their mobile device to order…

Amazon launches palm payment option

September 29, 2020

Amazon is launching a palm payment technology in two Amazon Go stores to speed up the checkout process, simplify the shopping experience and enhance the retail…

No longer the alternative: The approaching future of local payments

While merchants will not be ditching card terminals anytime soon, they should take notice of the growing adoption of digital payments.

Pandemic spurring payment behavior changes in Canada, reveals study

September 25, 2020

Standard Chartered offers UAE Amazon installment plan

September 18, 2020

Standard Chartered credit cardholders shopping on Amazon.ae can now convert purchases into monthly installments for a period up to 12 months, without having to…

The new way to drive customer traffic and engagement: Virtual prepaid incentives

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

Fintech, daVinci Payments, has introduced the industry’s first loyalty and acquisition engine, the Payment Accelerator, that can boost customer engagement…

Gift Cards to Drive the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season

The ongoing impact of COVID-19 will likely drive a major change in our gift-giving choices this year.

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Coca-Cola Amatil invests in digital payments firm, will support vending and retail

September 9, 2020

Coca-Cola Amatil, a Coca-Cola bottler serving Australia and New Zealnd, is taking a minority investment in Centrapay as part of the payment platform's seed…

Mastercard launches touchless, frictionless retail solutions

September 8, 2020

Mastercard is debuting a suite of frictionless solutions, Shop Anywhere and AI Powered Drive Through, that are applicable and adaptable to any retail…

Retail consumers and why they use and love Bitcoin

by Marc Grens — Co-Founder and President, DigitalMint

Bitcoin has been a part of the financial marketplace for some time and has grown in popularity, especially amongst millennials and the unbanked. Marc Gren…