Payments News
Sally Beauty debuts mobile-first site, adds Apple Pay, Instagram shopping
March 29, 2019
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. has launched a redesigned mobile-first website, added Apple Pay as a payment option and built a mobile app in its effort to…
read nowSan Francisco mulls ban on cashless merchants
March 28, 2019
San Francisco is considering a ban on cashless retailers, following in the recent footsteps of the city of Philadelphia and the state of New Jersey.
read nowApple debuts Apple Card via Apple Wallet
March 28, 2019
Apple has announced a major expansion into the digital payments space with Apple Card, a payment card built directly into the Apple Wallet app on iPhone that…
read nowTarget piloting unattended snack bar with payment kiosk
March 22, 2019
Target Corp. is testing a self-service, grab-and-go concept that allows customers to pay for their items at a self-service kiosk at several of its locations…
read nowWorldpay enables Amazon Pay for U.S. merchants
March 22, 2019
Worldpay Inc. is the first acquirer to allow its merchants that accept payments in the U.S. to use Amazon Pay on its platform, according to a company release.
read nowNew Jersey law bans pure cashless retail
March 19, 2019
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that requires retailers and restaurants to accept cash, effectively banning merchants in the state from…
read nowPhiladelphia says no to cashless stores
March 6, 2019
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed a bill to require stores in his city to take cash, thereby prohibiting cashless stores, according to The Inquirer. The…
read nowWalmart, Affirm team up on extended payments to in-store, online shoppers
February 27, 2019
Walmart has entered an agreement with Affirm Inc. to give shoppers an option to extend payments for in-store and online purchases, according to a news release.
read nowLloyds Bank debuting cashback pilot at retailers
February 22, 2019
Lloyds Banking Group has launched a pilot program to incentivize retailers to give cash back at the point of sale in response to criticism that consumers are…
read nowAmazon, Western Union launch cross-border shopping platform
February 13, 2019
Amazon is partnering with Western Union to let foreign-based customers, initially in 10 countries, make purchases through a system called Amazon PayCode, using…
read nowNPD: Mobile restaurant ordering to triple by 2020
February 6, 2019
Restaurant digital orders have grown an average of 23 percent, per year since 2013, and will triple by the end of 2020, according to a report from NPD Group.
read nowDebit card losing consumer traction
February 1, 2019
The number of consumers who use debit cards for purchases has declined steadily since 2011, the year following enactment of the Durbin Amendment, and now…
read nowSquare debuts free debit card for small businesses
January 31, 2019
Square Inc. has announced the launch of Square Card, a free business debit Mastercard that helps businesses manage their cash flow by eliminating the time…
read nowMarriott rebranding contactless credit card, loyalty strategy
January 31, 2019
Marriott International and Chase Card Services are rebranding their co-branded credit card to a contactless card called the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit…
read nowEurope electronics retailer deploying mobile self-checkout
January 9, 2019
MediaMarketSaturn, the largest consumer electronics retailer in Europe, is using MishiPay's mobile self-checkout technology in its Hamburg store.
read nowPrincess Cruises embracing WeChat Pay, Alipay
December 24, 2018
Chinese tourists onboard Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess will be able to use WeChat Pay and Alipay to make purchases inside boutiques and gift shops, becoming…
read nowPayment card use grows, driven by government support, consumer demand
December 20, 2018
The number of retailers accepting card payments worldwide grew 13 percent in 2017, to reach 69.2 million by year-end, according to a RBR report, Global Payment…
read nowKroger taps MoneyGram for bill payment services
December 19, 2018
MoneyGram has announced an agreement with Kroger to provide bill payment services inside the grocery chain's 1,900 Money Service locations, which include…
read nowH&M Home debuts voice-enabled shopping, mobile payment via Google Assistant
December 18, 2018
H&M Home has launched a holiday gift guide partnership with Google that uses Google Assistant voice technology to allow ordering on mobile phones and…
read nowCash, credit still retail consumer favorite payment choice
December 18, 2018
A majority of U.S. consumers (89 percent) still prefer paying with cash, credit card or debit card and only 8 percent of respondents prefer mobile payment.
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