Payments News & Media
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…
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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…
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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…
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CIBO Express Gourmet Markets to deploy Amazon's Just Walk Out tech
March 11, 2020
Hospitality group OTG will begin deploying Amazon's Just Walk Out cashierless technology in select CIBO Express Gourmet Markets in airport locations next week.
read nowShein taps Klarna for additional payment option
March 10, 2020
Shein, a fashion retailer, is partnering with alternative payments provider and shopping service Klarna to offer customers a new payment option.
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Amazon to sell cashierless tech to retailers
March 9, 2020
Amazon plans to start selling its cashierless technology, called Just Walk Out, to other retailers and already has signed deals in place.
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Caesars Entertainment teams with Alliance Data to expand loyalty strategy
March 5, 2020
Caesars Entertainment is partnering with Alliance Data in a long-term agreement to expand its loyalty program with on-site credit card issuance and online…
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Mobile wallet use to overtake credit cards
March 4, 2020
Mobile wallet use is beginning to take off in the U.S. and will overtake credit cards as the leading form of online payment, according to a report from FIS.
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Meijer partners with Citi Retail on credit card services
February 28, 2020
Midwestern supermarket brand Meijer is teaming up with Citi Retail Services to provide its customers with private label and co-brand credit card services at…
read nowOracle debuts flexible POS systems
February 27, 2020
Oracle Retail is advancing its Xstore Point of Service and hardware systems with the Workstation 655 and 625 that promise to deliver a more engaging shopping…
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Amsterdam arcade features cashless readers
February 24, 2020
Visitors to Jar BV Gamestate in Amsterdam can experience the virtual reality immersion rooms aided by 180 smartTOUCH card readers that enable them to play…
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Cardtronics enables cash balance reloads for Amazon customers
February 20, 2020
Cardtronics, the largest ATM operator in the world, announced that Amazon customers can load cash onto their Amazon cash balances at up to 400 of its ATM sites…
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Industry watchers optimistic on Bed Bath & Beyond future
February 20, 2020
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is focused on revamping its stores with three new format approaches in the works.
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Contactless payments tripling by 2024
February 18, 2020
Juniper Research reports that contactless payments will triple to $6 trillion worldwide by 2024, from about $2 trillion this year, as OEM mobile wallet…
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Podcast: Driving sales when store traffic is down
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Declining store traffic is often cited as the key reason why sales are down, but retail analytics expert and two-time author, Mark Ryski has a different take…
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TD Bank, Cardtronics rebranding ATMs at Rite Aid stores
February 4, 2020
TD Bank has signed a deal with Cardtronics to rebrand 80 ATMs inside New York Rite Aid stores in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens to operate under the bank's…
read nowZelle transactions, payment volume surge on holiday spending
January 31, 2020
Early Warning Services, parent of the Zelle Network, reported strong fourth-quarter spending surged on the P2P service, driven by increased gift money giving…
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Amazon's Q4 a big earnings win thanks to Prime, grocery and same-day delivery
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
January 30, 2020
Amazon.com Inc. reported a better-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter, as new customers continued to sign up with its Prime program, grocery delivery…
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PayPal shares fall after acquisitions squeeze earnings outlook
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
PayPal shares fell Thursday after the company warned that a slew of recent acquisitions would put a slight dent in near-term forecasts. The payments firm has…
read nowWatch brand taps Klarna to give customers another purchase option
January 28, 2020
Premium watch and accessory brand MVMT is partnering with payment provider Klarna to offer shoppers a new purchase option.
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