Payments News & Media
Digital payments: Can't generate loyalty without making change
by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne
Remember the quaint old days when retail competition merely meant vying for a portion of the consumer's wallet? Well today that competition is literally over…
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Moosejaw now offering mobile checkouts
March 13, 2012
Moosejaw, an outdoor gear and apparel retailer, is now equipped to perform customer checkouts from anywhere in its stores. It recently deployed Lin?a-pro from…
read nowGlobal POS network negates need for PCI DSS certification
March 13, 2012
Computop's new Global POS Network for international multi-channel payments offering fraud prevention services is now available. The system combines data from…
read nowTwo retail software providers combine to increase POS presence
March 9, 2012
Celerant Technology, a provider of retail software, recently acquired CAM Commerce Solutions, a subsidiary of Robertson Piper Software Group (RPSG) and a…
read nowUS retailers getting closer to mobile payments with Ingenico's new POS system
March 6, 2012
POS-maker Ingenico has launched a first in NFC payments: The first contactless payment system that allows users to pay with their phones across card brands.
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Isis announces support of major POS vendors
by James Wester
Isis Mobile Wallet to be enabled at the point of sale on equipment from VeriFone, ViVoTech, Ingenico and Equinox.
read nowNFC coming on strong
March 5, 2012
Near Field Communication (NFC) is moving out of the realm of the hypothetical and into the realm of reality for retailers. As a result, it is now necessary for…
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Square rethinks the register
by James Wester
POS company introduces new app for brick-and-mortar retailers to accept credit cards, mobile payments.
read nowInComm patents 'Value Insert' solution for more effective RFID
March 2, 2012
InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, has announced that InComm Japan has received a patent for its "Value Insert" Radio Frequency…
read nowReport: Major retailers teaming on their own mobile wallet
March 1, 2012
The Wall Street Journal is reporting a group of about two dozen retailers, including big box retailers Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp., have been working…
read nowFirst Data's OfferWise streamlines offer redemption at the point of sale
February 28, 2012
First Data Corp. has announced the availability of its OfferWise solution, a new open platform that the company says simplifies the offer redemption process…
read nowStudy: Shoppers don't think m-commerce is secure
February 27, 2012
Only a limited number of shoppers are using mobile technologies to buy their goods, despite ongoing investments in a multi-channel approach from retailers…
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MasterCard EMV announcement: The reality
by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies
In 2011, Visa announced a plan to introduce the Europay MasterCard Visa standard (EMV) to the US market, and to do so, they determined that they should…
read nowShopIgniter releases platform to secure Facebook purchases
February 24, 2012
ShopIgniter has launched a social commerce platform to help secure Facebook purchases. The suite includes tools and back-end integration to execute integrated…
read nowReport predicts future of mobile commerce
February 24, 2012
More than half of the U.S. smartphone population used their phone to perform retail research while inside a store in 2011, illustrating the emergence of savvy…
read nowHeal's launches mobile site
February 20, 2012
Heal's, a contemporary furniture, lighting and home accessories retailer, has launched a mobile-optimized website allowing customers to search, browse and make…
read nowE-commerce shoppers have mobile security worries
February 20, 2012
About 60 percent of smartphone users believe that their security could be compromised if they use it for e-commerce transactions, according to Affinion…
read nowPayPal responds to Visa exec's remarks
February 17, 2012
A day after a Visa exec publicly questioned the security of PayPal's new offline product, PayPal said its cloud-based payments offer more security than credit…
read nowAustralian retailer taking 'window shopping' to next level
February 16, 2012
Australian multichannel fashion brand Sportsgirl is unveiling a 24/7 shopping experience with a "window shop," that allows customers to purchase products…
read nowVisa's product chief criticizes PayPal's new offline offering
February 16, 2012
As the mobile payment competition heats up, so does the rhetoric. According to the Wall Street Journal, Jim McCarthy, Visa's global head of product, criticized…
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