Payments News & Media
Visa programs aim to help 50M SMBs drive digital business
June 23, 2020
Visa is offering 50 million small and micro businesses a range of services to help them grow more efficiently, build their online footprints and promote…
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Mastercard survey shows global surge in digital payments
June 22, 2020
Mastercard Inc. released a study showing consumers worldwide are using contactless and other digital payments at record levels and moving away from cash due to…
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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…
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Walmart goes self-checkout at Arkansas store
June 15, 2020
A Fayetteville, Arkansas Walmart store is deploying self-checkout counters to provide a quicker transaction experience as well as a safer one for consumers in…
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Impulsify designs unattended retail markets for apartment buildings
June 12, 2020
Impulsify Inc., a retail technology provider, has been contracted to design self-service Grab-and-Go markets for six apartment communities on the East Coast…
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Panasonic, PopID partner to bring facial recognition to retailers
June 12, 2020
Panasonic Corporation of North America and PopID, a Cali Group company, have partnered to bring facial recognition ordering and payment processes to both the…
read nowLas Vegas debuts QR payment codes, touchless ticket kiosks for parking
June 11, 2020
The city of Las Vegas has introduced touchless payment options as gaming reopens in Nevada, according to a news3lv.com report. Motorists will be able to scan…
read nowCOVID-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…
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Timberland taps Klarna for flexible pay option
June 4, 2020
Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland is partnering with Klarna, a payments and shopping provider, to offer its U.S. e-commerce customers a buy now, pay later…
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Crate and Barrel taps Gladly for deeper customer service, revenue growth
May 29, 2020
Furniture retailer Crate and Barrel is deploying Gladly's payments solution for messaging channels in a quest to drive revenue as well as provide more…
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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…
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Southwest grocer Homeland deploys Toshiba self-checkout solutions
May 11, 2020
Homeland, an Oklahoma City-based grocer serving the Southwest, has begun deploying Toshiba's latest point-of-sale and self-checkout systems, according to a…
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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.
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Payment coalition claims COVID-19 contamination risk from U.S. currency overblown
May 4, 2020
Businesses that refuse to accept cash as a way to lower coronavirus transmission risks are acting contrary to the best available scientific evidence, according…
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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
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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…
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U-Haul launches mobile self-checkout amid COVID-19
April 20, 2020
U-Haul has launched self-checkout technology, called U-Haul Scan & Go, at all of its U.S. and Canadian locations.
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Demand for real-time payments rises amid COVID-19 pressure
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
The economic fallout of COVID-19 is increasing demand for real-time payments as retail revenue sources are drying up and consumers and businesses face…
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