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

by Rich Aberman

Rich Aberman, co-founder and chief product officer, integrated banking at WePay, explains why retailers need to figure out how to process payments faster and…

CVS integrates PayPal, Venmo tech into checkout experience

July 31, 2020

CVS Pharmacy is integrating PayPal and Venmo QR code payment technology into its payment operations to provide customers a touch-free contactless option.

TNS offers retailers EMV compliant connectivity solutions

July 28, 2020

With card schemes on board with the new April 2021 deadline for EMV compliance, convenience retailers can get more out of their automated fuel dispenser…

Bashas' supermarkets deploy NCR's Emerald POS platform

July 27, 2020

Bashas' Family of Stores, which operates more than 100 stores, including Food City, AJ's Fine Foods, Eddie's Country Store, Bashas' and Bashas' Diné…

Citcon to offer plug-ins connecting merchants with Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay

July 27, 2020

Citcon, a Santa Clara, California-based payments platform that helps merchants accept mobile wallets, will introduce a set of plug-ins built for e-commerce…

Traditional vs. frictionless payments: Will customers trade security for convenience?

by Pat Shea — Editor, Networld Media

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers, especially those who never shopped online before, turned to online payments out of necessity for…

Google ends online checkout commissions, adds PayPal, Shopify for pilot

July 24, 2020

Google announced that it will allow sellers to offer their products through the Buy on Google checkout experience without paying a commission, according to a…

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…

7-Eleven launches order ahead, expands delivery

July 21, 2020

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has expanded its mobile ordering capability to allow customers to order ahead.

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…

How self-service helps a healing products retailer weather COVID-19

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While the company was initially interested in self-service technology to improve customer convenience, the COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated how important…

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…

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…

Using a POS Terminal as a Self-Scanning Checkout System

Self-checkout is a growing trend in the retail industry, and it has burgeoned since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to public health concerns…

Don't expect coin change at Kroger

July 13, 2020

Grocer Kroger won't be doling out any change to cash paying customers citing a coin shortage.

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…

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.

Consumers want social distancing services, reveals research

July 3, 2020

American shoppers want and expect social distancing services such as curbside pickup, local delivery and contactless payments given the ongoing COVID-1…

365 Retail Markets adds touchless checkout kiosk

June 26, 2020

365 Retail Markets has added its v5 kiosk as its latest touchless checkout solution, according to the company's website.

7-Eleven pilots Siri voice commands for contactless fuel

June 24, 2020

7-Eleven Inc. has launched a pilot to test contactless fuel purchases at its gas stations using voice commands at select stores in North and South Orlando…