Billing Revolution becomes Buck, announces single-click mobile checkout

February 15, 2012

Mobile payment platform provider Billing Revolution is changing its name and working with some new high-profile partners. The payment start-up announced it has…

Udi's Food using ShelfX self-checkout

February 13, 2012

ShelfX, a provider of a self-checkout and inventory management solution, announced today that Udi's Food will integrate the system to shorten customer…

OfficeMax second retailer to pilot PayPal's in-store solution

February 13, 2012

PayPal is testing it's point-of-sale system in Office Depot Inc. stores. This is the second high-profile retailer known to be working with PayPal on perfecting…

Virtual Piggy gives kids an m-payment app of their own

February 9, 2012

Mobile payments are about to get kid-friendly. Virtual Piggy, Inc. announced it has released a new mobile iOS application that will let parents and kids manage…

Webinar provides simple overview of the complexities of EMV

February 8, 2012

Retail Customer Experience recently hosted the webinar "EMV is coming to the U.S. ...are you ready?" The live event, sponsored by Cryptera, is now available…

Digital receipts help small retailer build loyalty

February 7, 2012

Loyal Army Clothing, a small business in San Francisco,  is using digital receipts technology from Proximiant to build tighter relationships with customers…

PayPal's showroom displays its vision for payments

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The company's New York store offers retailers a glimpse of its offline strategy.

Shopkick drives more than $110 m for retail, brand partners in 2011

January 31, 2012

Shopkick, the location-based shopping app that rewards shoppers for walking into stores and interacting with products, recently announced that it helped drive…

Review: LightSpeed focuses on retailer's experience to improve the customer's experience

Mac-based POS offers desktop, laptop, web, iPhone, iPod touch and iPad functionality out-of-the-box.

Consumers receive mixed messages on payment choice

January 25, 2012

Recent debit card regulations have transformed market incentives for payments, creating a confusing environment for consumers, according to a press release…

IBM announces new m-commerce tools for retail

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

The company says new software reflects changing consumer expectations.

Retalix 10 Store Suite now available in the cloud

January 16, 2012

Retalix Ltd., a global provider of software and services to retailers, announced today that Retalix 10, its next-generation store suite, is available as a…

KWI and VeriFone team up to deliver cloud-based mobile POS

January 15, 2012

KWI today announced a partnership with VeriFone to bring KWI Cloud 9 Mobile Point-of-Sale (Mobile POS) to market.

Saks Fifth Avenue pilots Cornell-Mayo's mobile POS

January 15, 2012

Cornell-Mayo Associates today announced that Saks Fifth Avenue is piloting Cornell-Mayo's Omniexpress mobile POS application for the iPod at two Saks Fifth…

Aruba announces smartphone- and tablet-based POS

January 15, 2012

Aruba Networks today announced a new smartphone- and tablet-based point-of-sale solution. The solution was developed in partnership with Infinite Peripherals…

Tesco to begin deployment of the Retalix 10 Store Suite

January 15, 2012

Retalix Ltd. announced today that Tesco Plc. will commence the deployment of its next-generation store platform following a successful initial pilot of the…

C. Wonder stores take POS mobile

January 15, 2012

Customers are no longer at the mercy of traditional cash register lines in the new C. Wonder brand of women's retail stores introduced last fall. Instead, C.

NRF12: Day One launch news round-up

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Highlights from a very busy opening day for "Retail's BIG Show," which saw a heavy emphasis on mobile POS.

Home Depot in pilot of PayPal's mobile payments

January 5, 2012

PayPal is moving forward with its in-store mobile payment program and one of its retail partners is big box home improvement store Home Depot.

Hold onto your wallets: Mobile payments seeing slow adoption

December 26, 2011

Although several major retailers from Gap to Toys R Us are partnering with banks, payment processors and Google to allow shoppers to pay via smartphones, the…