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. 

Toms debuts new checkout payment option

August 8, 2019

Toms, a shoe and accessories retailer, is partnering with payments provider Klarna to offer two additional pay options at online checkout. Shoppers can now pay…

Cashierless checkout startup raises $35M in funding

August 8, 2019

Standard Cognition, which provides cashierless checkout technology, has raised $35 million in Series B funding, which more than doubles its valuation to $53…

Slowing job growth contributes to Q1 dip in credit card use

August 7, 2019

Credit card use slowed down in the first quarter of 2019, according to the American Bankers Association's latest quarterly Credit Card Market Monitor, which…

Kiosk at Halifax airport relies on customer honesty for payment

July 26, 2019

A kiosk recently installed at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport allows guests to purchase sandwiches, snacks, kombucha and other fare, made with…

Impulsify, Shiji Group team up to expand retail POS deployments

July 26, 2019

Impulsify Inc., a provider of retail software, has finalized a partnership with Shiji Group, a provider of software solutions and services for the hospitality…

Cannabis retailer taps Posabit for debit card acceptance

July 26, 2019

Posabit, a fintech that provides blockchain based point-of-sale and payment technologies, has entered an agreement with Reef Dispensaries to provide the Las…