Google's Schmidt predicts NFC payments will be widespread soon

June 21, 2011

According to the Financial Times, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt said he believes a third of check-out terminals in retail stores and restaurants…

Canada gets its mobile POS

June 16, 2011

Payfirma Corp., a Canadian payment processor, has launched a mobile point of sale for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that lets any business process credit…

Bluebird Soft Inc. unveils portable payment terminal at Retail Asia Expo

June 13, 2011

Bluebird Soft Inc., a provider of mobile computers, will unveil the new Pidion BPL-10 portable payment terminal at Retail Asia Expo in Hong Kong beginning…

Starbucks (finally!) releases an Android mobile payment app

Starbucks releases official mobile payment app for the Android

NRF says swipe fee vote is a 'victory for American consumers'

June 8, 2011

Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, has issued the following statement upon Senate rejection of the Tester-Corker amendment to…

Report: NFC payments to reach $50 billion by 2014

June 6, 2011

Juniper Research is predicting near field communication (NFC) payment transactions will reach nearly $50 billion globally by 2014. In a new report, the…

Google charges ahead in the 'device race'

by Sharon Goldman — Senior Director, COLLOQUY

Commentary: Merchants must be involved to make mobile payments a reality

For mobile payments to work, millions of payment devices in the field need to either be retrofitted or replaced with NFC capabilities.

Google's wallet becomes a reality

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Google announces its Google Wallet NFC payment product.

Google to announce NFC payment program, partners include Sprint, MasterCard and Citi

May 23, 2011

(UPDATED) Sources familiar with plans say the much rumored Google mobile payment product using near field communication (NFC) technologies will finally be…

Square announces mobile POS system for brick-and-mortar merchants

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

Square sets sights on brick-and-mortar merchants

NFC in the UK

Orange and Barclaycard introduce U.K.'s first contactless payment product

Billpay Kiosks Enhance Supermarket Customer Service

After trying a variety of solutions, Oklahoma's Homeland Stores found success with billpay kiosks from U.S. Payments.

Are Apple stores preparing for NFC?

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

UPDATED: Rumors are swirling that Apple is bringing NFC to its stores' POS systems.

National Retail Federation launches major campaign to preserve swipe fee reform

May 17, 2011

The National Retail Federation today launched a major nationwide 60-day lobbying, grassroots and media campaign aimed at ensuring that a new federal law saving…

Consumers rank social networks better than online businesses for ability to protect personal information

May 12, 2011

ThreatMetrix, a provider of cloud-based fraud prevention solutions that do not require personally identifiable information (PII), has announced that a joint…

Aetrex Worldwide opens its first retail footwear store

May 11, 2011

Aetrex Worldwide Inc., a designer and manufacturer of footwear, has opened its first retail concept store in Englewood, N.J. The 2,400 square-foot store will…

Retail Customer Experience publishes comprehensive guide to PCI DSS compliance

May 10, 2011

Retail Customer Experience has announced the publication of "Understanding PCI DSS and Payment Card Security," a comprehensive guide to card payment security.

Merchant e-Solutions launches mobile POS solution PayEverywhere

May 9, 2011

Merchant e-Solutions, Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based payment processor, announced it has rolled out a new suite of mobile point of sale applications on its…

Visa preparing to announce mobile payment strategy this month

May 5, 2011

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Visa Inc. CEO Joseph Saunders said a "significant" announcement regarding the credit card processor's mobile payments…