The Internet just got more dangerous to businesses

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

Internet browsing is one of the most painful parts of managing a security program. We are constantly having to educate our own customers as to why we limit…

Startup BYNDL wants to bring mobile payments to unattended retail

Tech originally used to accept cell phone parking payments now coming to vending, kiosks.

Revel brings iPad POS to supermarkets

August 22, 2012

Revel Systems, a provider of iPad point-of-sale (POS) solutions, has released a new version of its POS system designed specifically for supermarkets and…

PayPal partners with Discover to further its offline strategy

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

New deal with Discover gives PayPal potential of accessing seven million point of sale terminals.

RCE Podcast episode 7: What is Merchant Customer Exchange, and why should you care?

The big news this week was the announcement of Merchant Customer Exchange, a mobile payments initiative launched by some big-name retailers including Walmart…

Major retailers launch their own mobile payment method

by James Wester

August 16, 2012

Spoken of in hushed tones by merchants and retailers at payment conferences far and wide, "The Merchant Mobile Payment Alternative," a mobile payment scheme to…

Finland retail co-op using VeriFone's PaaS solution

August 15, 2012

VeriFone Systems Inc. announced it has won its largest to date payments-as-a-service contract with an agreement to supply a complete range of payments services…

FreeMonee raises $34M in 2nd round of funding

August 10, 2012

FreeMonee Network, a provider of consumer gift incentives, has announced $34 million in investment funding. This round is more than triple the initial $1…

Australian daily seeks relevance through mobile commerce

Perth newspaper adds QR codes to advertisments to make shopping via a mobile phone easier.

Identive provides NFC tags for Olympic games

July 26, 2012

Identive Group Inc., an ID and security provider, announced it's jumping on the Olympics mobile-payment bandwagon. The company said its new tomPAY NFC tags are…

Golf retailer seeing lift from mobile website

July 19, 2012

Specialty golf retailer Golfsmith is using mobile cloud technology from Moovweb to run its experimental mobile website and iPhone app. Golfsmith's desktop…

Researchers to investigate likelihood of fraud with mobile self-checkout

July 18, 2012

Theft and fraud are growing concerns of consumers adopting mobile coupons and contactless payments, and researchers at the University of Arkansas are examining…

Yahoo's Jerry Yang invests in gift card payment company

July 17, 2012

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has invested in Openbucks, a gift card payment network, that recently announced the closing of a $4.8 million Series A round of…

Socket Mobile, LightSpeed partner on interactive POS

July 10, 2012

Socket Mobile, a provider of mobile productivity solutions, is working with LightSpeed, a retail technology company, to design "Personalized selling with…

Tablet shopping is in; PC shopping is out

July 10, 2012

Tablet shopping is gaining on PC- and laptop-based sales and blowing away smartphone shopping.

Company attempts to 'revolutionize checkout' with mobile platform

July 6, 2012

After a successful test project in a Washington supermarket, QThru is officially launching its mobile platform allowing shoppers to scan items with their…

Go mobile or go home: Check-out lines are disappearing

Retailers must embrace mobile POS solutions to stay relevant.

Vending kiosks providing retailers variety of solutions

From dispensing products to tracking consumer behavior, vending kiosks are the new go-to retail solution.

ControlCase authorized to certify PCI Compliance

June 29, 2012

ControlCase, a PCI-compliance company headquartered in McLean, Va.,  recently received authorization to validate the full range of payment applications and…

Google unveils 'Save-to-Wallet'

June 29, 2012

Internet search giant Google has unveiled a new "Save-To-Wallet" API for the Google Wallet at its I/O conference in San Francisco, according to NFCworld.com.