Payments News & Media
Dollar General launching self-checkout store pilot
June 9, 2022
Dollar General, as part of its Fast Track initiative, plans to launch a store pilot in which the stores will be entirely self check-out.
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Smart checkout rolling out to Circle K, Couche-Tard stores
June 7, 2022
More than 7,000 Circle K and Couche-Tar stores are being outfitted with computer vision-based, self-checkout machines after a successful initial deployment in…
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New Partnerships Ease Customer Service Burden in Post-Pandemic World
Businesses who included bill pay kiosks as part of their pandemic strategy realized 10 benefits that will continue to drive revenue and customer satisfaction…
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More consumers want to buy now, pay later
May 25, 2022
Consumers are embracing the buy now, pay later payment approach and those with an annual household income of $100,000 or more are very likely to finance…
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Diebold Nixdorf introduces digital receipt to reduce paper
May 24, 2022
Diebold Nixdorf Inc., a provider of connected commerce for the retail and financial industries, has introduced its Vynamic Digital Receipt, a solution to…
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Mastercard debuts biometric payment tech in Brazil
May 18, 2022
Mastercard is debuting a retail payment approach that involves biometric data from a consumer's face and/or hands.
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Selfly Store expands contactless micro stores via RFID
May 17, 2022
Selfly Store, a Finland-based company owned by Stora Enso, a renewable materials company, has expanded its RFID-enabled micro stores designed for contactless…
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Kwik Trip stores home to Coinsource bitcoin ATMs
May 16, 2022
Coinsource, a bitcoin ATM network, is teaming with Kwik Trip, a convenience store and gas station chain operating more than 800 retail stores in Wisconsin…
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T-Mobile Park to offer Amazon cashierless tech, palm recognition
May 13, 2022
Baseball fans will be able to use Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One at T-Mobile Park this summer, according to a press release.
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Amazon Japan taps Adyen for payment processing
May 11, 2022
Amazon Japan is now having payment processing done by the Adyen payments platform.
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Amazon not jumping on crypto payment just yet
May 9, 2022
Amazon isn't thinking much about adding cryptocurrency as a payment option though the door is a bit more open to selling non-fungible tokens.
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Consumers more interested in crypto than ever before
May 9, 2022
Over a third of consumers would like to have the option to use cryptocurrency when shopping online and their interest in the metaverse is increasing, according…
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Luxury goods retailer accepting bitcoin
April 25, 2022
SFLMaven Corp., a high-end luxury goods retailer, is going all in on bitcoin and will be accepting the cryptocurrency for purchases of vintage jewelry items in…
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NRF calls on Visa, Mastercard to cancel swipe fee increases
April 22, 2022
The National Retail Federation is calling on Visa and Mastercard to cancel credit card swipe increases due to take effect this month.
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Whole Foods Market debuts Amazon One palm payment in Austin store
April 20, 2022
The Arbor Trails Whole Foods Market store in Austin is the first store in the Austin area to offer Amazon One, a palm recognition service, as a payment option…
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Reimagining customer experience for the new breed of shopper
by Joe Kamara — Director of Sales, Manhattan Associates
A reimagined customer experience can be broken down into three key stages, with POS playing an important linchpin function in each phase.
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Astros install Amazon 'Just Walk Out' tech at Minute Maid Park
April 18, 2022
The Astros have teamed with Amazon to equip two food and beverage stores at Minute Maid Park with Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, providing fans a faster…
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Bitcoin Depot at Circle K: Easy, intuitive buying experience
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Circle K recently deployed cryptocurrency ATMs that offer Ethereum and Litecoin in addition to bitcoin. Here's what a user experienced buying bitcoin from one…
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Chase extends partnership with Amazon for rewards credit card
April 13, 2022
Chase recently signed a multi-year extension with Amazon for the co-branded Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature credit card. The card offers 5% back on all…
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UK shoppers embracing crypto payment
April 11, 2022
One in three U.K. shoppers, 30%, intend to use crypto as payment option this year and the number jumps to 40% on global consumer scale.
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