Aruba announces Wi-Fi solution for in-store mobile marketing

January 5, 2011

Aruba Networks has announced a new Wi-Fi solution for in-store mobile marketing, developed in partnership with Digby and Nearbuy Systems, that it says enables…

Visa Mobile app brings location-based services to iPhone

December 14, 2010

Visa Inc. today announced it is making shopping easier and more convenient for budget-conscious consumers by offering the Visa Mobile application for the…

TIO Networks partners with iQmetrix for bill-pay

December 14, 2010

TIO Networks, a provider of bill-payment services through kiosks and other technology, has announced a partnership with iQmetrix to serve a growing base of…

AisleBuyer introduces mobile self-checkout app for Android

November 29, 2010

AisleBuyer LLC, provider of mobile checkout solutions, announced today that its mobile self-checkout application is now available in the Android Marketplace.

Citi partners with retail loyalty solution provider rDialogue

November 18, 2010

Citi Retail Partner Cards announced it has entered into an agreement with rDialogue, a customer loyalty and relationship marketing firm, to provide customized…

Sheetz launches branded rewards debit card

November 9, 2010

Sheetz, one of the fastest growing, family-owned convenience stores in the world, with more than 380 locations across six states, is now offering customers a…

Bling Nation brings mobile payments to regional grocery chain

November 9, 2010

Bling Nation has announced that Brookshire Grocery Co., one of the largest regional grocery chains operating in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, is bringing…

Tango Card launches mobile gift card platform

November 8, 2010

Tango Card has announced the launch of a new approach to giving and getting gift cards. In addition to its free web and iPhone platform for organizing cards…

Xsilva's Mac-based POS goes mobile

September 27, 2010

Xsilva Systems Inc. announced the release of LightSpeed Mobile, a mobile retail extension of LightSpeed, the company's POS platform for Mac. According to the…

ScanSource adds HP point-of-sale systems to portfolio

September 19, 2010

ScanSource POS & Barcoding, an international value-added distributor of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) and point-of-sale (POS) solutions…

Intuit launches credit card processing tool for iPhones

August 25, 2010

Intuit Inc. and mophie have announced the availability of the Complete Credit Card Solution, an all-in-one product that enables small businesses to easily…

Survey: Retailer brand strength improves with gift card exchange

August 24, 2010

Gift card exchange Plastic Jungle has announced the results of a recent independent study examining the impact of gift card exchanges on retail brands. The…

Visa, B of A testing cell phone payments

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 19, 2010

Reuters reports that Bank of America and Visa have entered a partnership to begin testing a plan that will allow shoppers to make payments with their smart…

Children's retailer Magic Beans adds mobile self-checkout

August 16, 2010

AisleBuyer has announced the launch of its virtual assistant and mobile self-checkout system. According to the company, AisleBuyer technology enables consumers…

Visa, NRF work to reduce storage of vulnerable payment card data

July 15, 2010

According to a press release, Visa Inc. has launched a global effort to reduce unnecessary storage of sensitive card information in merchant payment systems.

NRF releases blueprint for mobile retailing

July 8, 2010

Thanks to features like texting, GPS and Web browsing, mobile phones have quickly become a necessity many consumers cannot live without. Nearly three-quarters…

Gold Mobile launches GoMo Wallet

June 17, 2010

Gold Mobile has introduced its “GoMo Wallet,” a new mobile-based Software as a Service (SaaS) customer loyalty solution that provides a scalable, highly secure…

Colleges turn student IDs into debit cards

May 27, 2010

WTOL in Toledo reports that while IDs have long been used for on-campus purchases, schools are now turning the IDs into debit cards that can be used…

Visa disappointed with Durbin Amendment

May 23, 2010

Visa Inc. said it was disappointed with an amendment passed Thursday with the U.S. Senate financial regulation bill that would limit interchange fees.According…

Walmart to embrace smartcard payments

May 23, 2010

Walmart is planning to make its American payment terminals compliant with smartcard-based technology.According to Tech World, the plans were announced this…