GoCause helps Etsy sellers to deliver more than handmade goods

July 1, 2016

Some Etsy sellers are tapping into the millennial market in an innovative way. In addition to operating on a traditional business model of profit, these…

North American Retail Hardware Association partners with Payment Alliance International

June 28, 2016

The North American Retail Hardware Association and Payment Alliance International have formed a partnership in order to offer home improvement retailers new…

Report: Millennials love mobile banking

June 27, 2016

Here's perception clashing with reality: Only 17 percent of adults think they spend too much time on their mobile phone, but 56 percent think others are guilty…

BlueSnap sees 115% growth in mobile checkout since European launch

June 22, 2016

BlueSnap, an e-commerce services provider, today announced that it has seen a 115-percent increase in mobile checkout transactions since launching its services…

Talking With: Visa digital executive about brand awareness, Pay with Amazon, and the IoT

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mobile Payments Today sat down with Vish Shastry at the Shoptalk conference to discuss Visa Checkout and where the card network plans to take it in the coming…

Talking With: Amazon payments exec on connected experiences, Alexa and the IoT (Part 2)

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

In part two of a chat with Patrick Gauthier, Mobile Payments Today speaks with him about cart abandonment, Amazon's role in mobile commerce and how the way we…

Talking With: Amazon payments exec on brokering consumer trust, solving customer pain points (Part 1)

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

Mobile Payments Today sat down with Patrick Gauthier at the Shoptalk conference to discuss a wide range of topics including e-commerce, the checkout experience…

Retailers to FTC: PCI DSS part of an 'anticompetitive scheme'

June 10, 2016

In the ongoing saga that is the National Retail Federation vs. the major credit card networks, NRF has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the…

Outdoor gear retailer deploys tougher encryption for card transactions

June 3, 2016

Cabela's is shoring up credit and charge card transaction security with a new Point-to-Point Encryption solution from Ingenico Group. The technology, which is…

CVS Pharmacy moves to shred paper receipts with digital experience

May 26, 2016

CVS consumers won't be stuffing 20-inch cash register receipts into wallets for much longer as the retailer is moving to replace the traditional check-out…

Dunkin’ innovation chief: Hope is no strategy; retailers must differentiate or die

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

John Costello, Dunkin’ Brands president, global marketing and innovation, doesn’t mince words when it comes to the state of retail and what retailers must do…

Kohl’s first retailer melding Apple Pay, store charge card, loyalty program

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Kohl's customers can now tap Apple Pay to use their store charge cards and not miss out on earning loyalty rewards in the process.

Why POS is as valuable as electricity for the retailer

Running your wireless business without a point-of-sale system leaves you in the dark even more.

Payments key business strategy, reveals survey

May 5, 2016

More than two thirds of retailers consider payments, and the payment process and experience, a critical aspect of the business strategy but just over half…

New store designs and the case of the missing cash register

The design and build out of new stores are threatening some old tried and true stalwarts of the retail game, and the first casualty appears to be the trusty…

MasterCard grocery app puts ordering right in the kitchen

May 4, 2016

The Groceries by MasterCard shopping app, integrated in the Samsung Family Hub refrigerator, lets consumers buy food from online FreshDirect and Shop Right…

Discover taps FIME for terminal certification

May 4, 2016

Discover is engaging payment consultancy FIME to provide approval services for terminal end-to-end certification of its Discover Network and Diners Club…

Talking With: Soar Payments Founder Rich McIver on improving the checkout experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

The customer experience starts when a consumer walks into the store for the first time and goes well beyond the checkout process, but if the purchase…

POS provider payworks launches customer engagement platform

April 20, 2016

Engage is a new platform that links payment transaction data to shoppers' profiles, which can help in the development of customer engagement solutions.

3 ways to boost the online checkout experience

Simplifying the online checkout process can be fairly simple and benefit your business in the long term as it makes customers happy.