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…

Amazon debuts PayCode for cash paying customers

September 18, 2019

Amazon announced the launch of Amazon PayCode, which allows cash paying customers to shop on the Amazon website and pay in person at one of 15,000  Western…

Revel Systems debuts concierge services for retailers

September 17, 2019

Revel Systems, a provider of a cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform, has introduced Concierge Services, a program to help retailers…

Trigo raises $22M to scale checkout-free retail POS

September 17, 2019

Trigo, a computer-vision company providing checkout-free systems to grocery retailers, has raised $22 million in an A Round led by growth fund Red Dot Capital…

California supermarket taps NCR Emerald POS platform

September 16, 2019

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

ING teams with Aifi, Dutch grocer on cashierless concept store

September 9, 2019

Grocery store chain Albert Heijn has teamed with ING Group, the Amsterdam-based banking company and California-based startup Aifi, to test a new cashierless…

Southwest embraces Apple Pay in deal with CellPoint, UATP

September 9, 2019

Cellpoint Digital and UATP announced a multi-year agreement with Southwest Airlines to integrate Apple Pay as an alternative payment method for tickets and…

Amazon testing human hand-scanning for payment process, report says

September 5, 2019

Amazon is reportedly testing scanners that can identify a human hand as a point-of-sale cashier option.

Discover Card leads JD Power customer satisfaction survey

September 3, 2019

Discover Card is tops on the 2019 J.D. Power survey for customer satisfaction for the fifth time in the last six years. 

Divdat signs on to provide bill payment kiosks in Detroit

August 30, 2019

Divdat, a company that provides digital kiosks to allow consumers to pay bills for city services, will move its headquarters from Royal Oak, Michigan to…

J Crew, Ulta Beauty join buy now, pay later platform

August 28, 2019

Afterpay Touch Group, a fintech that allows merchants to offer "Buy Now, Pay Later" financing to consumers, announced the addition of J. Crew and Ulta Beauty…

Tips for retailers when it comes to international payments

Alyssa Callahan, a technical writer at Nvoicepay, shares insight on how retailers can navigate the complex world of international payments.

Are mobile payments on the verge of a breakthrough?

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

Despite years of hype and expectations that failed to materialize, U.S. mobile payment adoption may be close to a breakthrough as issuers transition to…

ASOS, Klarna expand flex pay options to US customers

August 13, 2019

Fashion retailer Asos is expanding its partnership with payments provider Klarna to offer flexible payment options in the U.S.

National Australia Bank tests cashless payment for small, solo merchants

August 9, 2019

National Australia Bank is testing a tap-on-phone technology that allows small businesses and sole proprietors to accept cashless payments.