PayPal Xoom to launch domestic money transfers with Walmart

November 13, 2019

Xoom, the international money transfer service from PayPal, announced its U.S. domestic rollout with strategic alliances with Walmart and Ria, which will let…

Card networks begin EMV SRC rollout for easier online checkout

November 13, 2019

American Express, Visa, Mastercard and Discover announced the arrival of more secure checkout experiences due to the long-awaited implementation of the EMV…

Kroger: Visa credit cards now welcome

October 31, 2019

It's safe to whip out your Visa credit card when shopping at Kroger and its family of stores. The cards are now welcome, after a seven-month ban at Kroger and…

Venmo launches cashback rewards program with major retailers

October 29, 2019

Venmo, the P2P platform from PayPal, is launching its first-ever rewards program that pays cash back to customers when they use their card at participating…

Women have more money to spend but capturing their attention is getting harder

October 28, 2019

Price-conscious female shoppers are looking for greater convenience and price value this holiday season, and they will have more money to spend. Those are top…

Abercrombie & Fitch partners with Klarna to expand payment options for shoppers

October 24, 2019

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is deploying Klarna's Pay in 4 service to help expand payment options for U.S. shoppers.

Mobile payment not yet meeting industry projections

October 21, 2019

Mobile payment transactions are not yet meeting industry projections and a big reason is a lack of confidence by the consumer.

Supermarket taps NCR Emerald POS platform

October 17, 2019

Northgate Gonzàlez Markets, which serves Southern California, has selected NCR Emerald, a cloud-enabled point-of-sale platform offered on a subscription basis…

Lands' End taps Alliance Data for branded credit services strategy

October 15, 2019

In an effort to boost customer loyalty retailer Lands' End is launching both co-brand and private label credit cards services in a partnership with Alliance…

British retailer kicks off check-out free shopping

October 14, 2019

British multinational grocer, Tesco, working with computer vision startup, Trigo, is now offering customers check-out free shopping using its new Tesco app.

Self-checkout market to hit $4B by 2024

October 10, 2019

The self-checkout system market is predicted to jump from this year's value of $2 billion to over $4 billion by 2024, according to a Global Market Insights…

UK retailer M&S taps Ingenico to provide omnichannel payment service

October 9, 2019

U.K. High Street retailer M&S (Mark & Spencer) is partnering with payments provider Ingenico Group to launch a payment service encompassing all the…

Digital consumers: born or made?

Stefan Merz, chief operating officer at PPRO Group, a cross-border payment European fintech, believes payment providers must help retailers to make the…

Stadium to offer Zippin cashierless checkout

October 4, 2019

Customers at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings, will be able to walk in, grab an item and check out in less than 3…

Levi factory workers participating in Mastercard digital payment pilot

October 2, 2019

Mastercard announced a pilot plan to transition garment factory workers from cash to digital wage payments under agreements with apparel makers Levi Strauss…

Amazon mulls selling cashierless technology to other retailers

October 1, 2019

Amazon is speaking to people about bringing its Amazon Go cashierless technology to other retailers such as airport shops and movie theaters, according to a…

Mobile self-checkout player raises $4.3M in funding

September 26, 2019

MishiPay, a London-based mobile self-checkout vendor, now has about $4.3 million more to grow the business thanks to a Series A funding round that included…

Alipay mobile wallet growth up 20%

September 25, 2019

Ant Financial chairman and CEO Eric Jing said that Alipay and its local e-wallet providers served 1.2 billion customers around the world in June 2019, a 20…

Contactless 'tap-and-go' payments coming to Rome subway

September 25, 2019

SIA, a designer and manager of technology infrastructures and services for financial institutions, has created a digital platform that enables passengers in…

Fashion designers tap Klarna for e-commerce payment services

September 23, 2019

Six celebrity fashion designer e-commerce sites are now offering payment provider, Klarna's payment plan services. The retail brands providing Klarna's Pay in…