More Apple Pay touchpoints arrive

January 27, 2015

TCF Bank, Western Union and USA Technologies all announce integration within their respective businesses.

Convenience store chain Wawa intros mobile payment app

January 27, 2015

Users can link a closed-loop gift card to the app to pay for purchases at 680 locations.

Givex set to acquire Chase Paymentech gift card business

January 26, 2015

Global provider of cloud-based data processing services announced today that it has agreed to acquire Chase Paymentech's gift card business.

Winklevoss brothers are trying to build a regulated bitcoin exchange

January 23, 2015

According to a report, the twins have managed to secure an agreement with an unnamed New York bank that will allow them to move virtual currency in and out of…

Amazon's mobile wallet finds a quick end after only 6 months

January 22, 2015

The company Tuesday sent Amazon Wallet users an email that said the beta program for the mobile wallet had concluded and that the app would no longer be…

Why merchants should adopt a mobile wallet strategy

by Michelle Evans — Head of Digital Consumer Research, Euromonitor

Michelle Evans, senior consumer finance analyst at Euromonitor International, states her case for why retailers need to have a way to reach consumers anytime…

Ingenico debuts new mPOS product for small businesses

January 21, 2015

Company partners with Beamm to provide merchants with a product that combines tablet POS software with cloud-based tools.

In retail cyber-security, bigger isn't always better

Here are four surprisingly non-technical reasons small- to mid-size retailers have a leg up when it comes to fighting cyber-crime.

Execs from Overstock.com, Massachusetts Division of Banks headline speaker lineup for Virtual Currency Today Summit

Conference, held April 29 in Boston, will explore the growing trend of consumers using bitcoin and other virtual currencies as a method of payment.

PayPal Here comes to Windows

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The partnership between the two companies gives small and medium-sized merchants another option for mobile point-of-sale services as Microsoft positions its…

Verifone announces multiple mPOS initiatives for retailers

January 14, 2015

Company also puts emphasis on contactless and EMV acceptance.

ShopKeep launches mobile app for iOS

January 14, 2015

The app works with ShopKeep Register, the company’s point of sale application, and offers users the ability to monitor business operations via their mobile…

Number of cyberattacks on retailers drops by half, but hit more victims per incident

January 5, 2015

Criminals still stole more than 61 million customer records in 2014, despite taking off two of the biggest shopping days.

How Apple killed the digital wallet

Rick Oglesby, a senior research analyst for Double Diamond Payments Research, explains how Apple Pay changed the outlook for mobile payments.

CES 2015 will feature virtual-currency showcase

January 2, 2015

The World of Bitcoin will expose CES attendees to virtual-currency technology.

Seventy percent of shoppers buying gift cards this year

December 23, 2014

Although other holiday retail signals are mixed, gift card spending is on the rise.

Walt Disney World adds Apple Pay, Google Wallet acceptance

December 22, 2014

Disney will leverage the contactless infrastructure it already has in place for the MagicBand.

WingCash makes its digital wallet brand available to merchants

December 19, 2014

Brand Cash is a closed-loop, digital currency that a business creates with WingCash, and that a consumer can use either for online purchases or at a…

ShopKeep POS now supports Apple Pay, chip cards

December 18, 2014

For a limited time, new merchants receive a free reader at signup.

Global mobile NFC payments to exceed $130 billion by 2020

December 18, 2014

This equates to 254 million mobile users making five payments per month at an average of slightly less than $9 per transaction.