Payment-enhanced driver's license doesn't work in c-stores

October 13, 2008

Convenience Store News: While the concept behind New York state's new enhanced driver license was to streamline encrypted information with available retail…

Foot Locker sued over gift card dormancy fees

October 13, 2008

Associated Press: A New Jersey man is taking on athletic apparel giant Foot Locker over the store's gift card policies, charging in court papers that they…

More than half of retailers considering mobile contactless payments

October 9, 2008

BOSTON — Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company, surveyed 180 companies to outline the implications and trends related to proximity mobile payments. Retail…

KioskCom Europe: Lines blur between digital signs, kiosks

Integrated touchscreens, networked signage hint at convergence.

PCI standard v1.2 clarifies rules

Latest version is tougher on malware, easier on firewalls.

Hackers 'are picking on the small guys'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

New research into recent card breach incidents may surprise merchants.

PayPal, TheFind partner to make online shopping easier in U.K.

September 8, 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — For shoppers frustrated with searching online and being faced with pages of irrelevant product results and hundreds of links to sift…

Test in Europe predicts slow roll-out of mobile wallet tech

September 1, 2008

VNUNET: The largest trial of near-field communications in Europe suggests that commercial deployment of the technology will take years rather than months…

Mythbusters' host: Credit companies gagged RFID segment

September 1, 2008

The Consumerist: When the popular Discovery channel show "Mythbusters" began research on an RFID story, credit card companies paid a visit to channel…

PCI Council summarizes changes coming in next version of standard

August 24, 2008

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global, open industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data…

Japan to start overseas cell phone technology push

August 18, 2008

Yahoo News: Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official…

Solidcore 'runtime control' secures the POS

August 17, 2008

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Solidcore Systems Inc., provider of software to detect and prevent unwanted change, has released POS Check and Control for easily securing…

Bit9 unveils kiosk, POS security solution

August 6, 2008

BOSTON — Enterpirse application specialist Bit9 has introduced a security solution for companies with kiosks and point-of-sale systems.

Despite customer qualms, retailers ready for contactless

August 4, 2008

RFID Journal: Just as one study found British consumers to be uncomfortable with the idea of contactless payment cards, other unrelated research determined…

BT upgrades multichannel offering

July 28, 2008

LONDON - BT announced added features on its integrated multichannel ordering and returns solution for retailers.

Customer experience and IP

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Protecting crucial aspects of an in-store experience against imitators.

Web shoppers swayed by site design

July 9, 2008

Bluhalo: Some 80 percent of online shoppers are willing to use sites that are well presented and easy to use, according to research by PayPoint.net. A total…

Calgary Co-op completes self-checkout install

July 8, 2008

DALLAS — Calgary Co-operative Association Limited (Calgary Co-op) has completed a chain-wide rollout of self-checkout that has enhanced customer service and…

USPS updates tech with NCR

July 8, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio — The U.S. Postal Service has selected NCR Corp. as the exclusive provider of retail POS hardware for thousands of postal counters across the…

Retalix, BT launch turnkey tech for grocery retail

June 23, 2008

LONDON — BT has joined forces with Retalix Ltd., to launch a range of in-store technology products and services for food and convenience retailers in the U.K.