HP intros new POS for retail, hospitality

December 3, 2012

HP has introduced a new point-of-sale system for retail and hospitality customer experience. The HP RP7 Retail System, model 7100, is a new fanless version of…

NCR announces $650 million-dollar deal to acquire Retalix

by Natalie Gagliordi — Editor of KioskMarketplace.com, Networld Media Group

The cash deal for the retail POS software company allows NCR to expand its solutions portfolio and end-to-end offerings.

Mobile users shop in record numbers

November 28, 2012

PayPal announced the final numbers for Cyber Monday, the unofficial start to the online portion of the shopping season, and as expected, the numbers are…

Opinion: Online retail has taken billions in tax revenue from states

November 26, 2012

An opinion piece on Politico by Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas takes aim at online retailers. Womack believes that online retail has created a fundamental…

Survey reveals consumers open to mobile payments at POS

November 20, 2012

According to a joint national survey conducted by Sybase 365 and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), mobile devices are playing a more crucial role than…

Guitar Center POS integrates PayPal

November 20, 2012

PayPal will appear at another physical retail location as AJB Software Design Inc. today announced that it has integrated the platform into the point-of-sale…

PayPal enters physical shopping market on Amsterdam high street

November 16, 2012

A high-end shopping district in Amsterdam has implemented round-the-clock window shopping with a 24/7 mobile commerce platform utilizing QR codes and PayPal.

Revel intros new iPad POS system

November 13, 2012

Revel Systems today announced two new retail customers as well as feature updates to its Retail POS solution and the introduction of the new Revel Retail…

MCX's perspective: What merchants want from mobile commerce

Walmart, Target, CVS, Lowe's, Best Buy … why are so many merchants lining up to commit to MCX?

MICROS supports new Apple iPad Mini

November 7, 2012

MICROS Systems Inc., a provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, has announced that its OPERA and Simphony…

VeriFone, Fujitsu partner on mobile POS

November 7, 2012

VeriFone Systems and Fujitsu have entered a partnership agreement to offer retailers sophisticated mobile retailing solutions powered by VeriFone GlobalBay and…

Target finally sells its credit card business

October 24, 2012

Target agreed to sell its credit card portfolio to Toronto-Dominion Bank, nearly two years after the retailer said it wanted to unload the business, according…

Barnes & Noble admits to hacker attack

October 24, 2012

Barnes & Noble customers should be closely watching their credit card statements following a recent hacker attack on the bookseller. According to reports…

Walmart, American Express roll out Bluebird

October 9, 2012

According to an article on WSJ.com, Walmart and American Express are launching a prepaid card that they say offers unique services designed to help shoppers…

Microsoft Internet Explorer compromise highlights POS issue

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

The key to good security is more than just technology. It starts with an attitude and culminates in a corporate environment designed to keep sensitive data…

Starbucks announces Square, Passbook support

October 4, 2012

Starbucks provided additional details on the company's recent deal with Square and updates to its mobile payment app at the company's annual Leadership…

Walmart exec says no to Google Wallet, NFC

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

October 3, 2012

Mike Cook has been called the most powerful man in payments. As vice president and assistant treasurer for Walmart Inc., Cook is tasked with running the…

Merchant Customer Exchange adds new merchants

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Among the new group of merchants joining MCX are Gap, Dillard's, Bed Bath & Beyond and Dunkin' Brands.

Legal battle continues in Visa, Mastercard swipe-fee case

October 1, 2012

A lawyer representing retail groups opposed to the billion dollar settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit-card fees charged to merchants, told a…

POS system hackers are caught and prosecuted

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

Subway has been the subject of intensive scrutiny and media attention since it came to light that their POS system was found to be vulnerable and that several…