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New Zealand retailers testing alternate payment methods
October 23, 2008
Reseller News: Retailers are beginning to use emergent payment technologies not only to complete financial transactions, but to obtain competitive advantage…
read nowKmart revives layaway in prep for a tight holiday season
October 16, 2008
Brandweek: Kmart has launched a campaign that positions the company as the only mass discount retailer to offer a layaway service. The hope is to drive sales…
read nowBillpay tech coming to checkout lanes
October 16, 2008
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Fiserv Inc., a leading provider of information technology services to the financial industry, announced it has partnered with PayScan…
read nowNRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership
October 14, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…
read nowPayment-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…
read nowFoot 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…
read nowMore 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…
read nowPayPal, 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…
read nowTest 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…
read nowMythbusters' 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…
read nowPCI 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…
read nowJapan 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…
read nowSolidcore '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…
read nowBit9 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.
read nowDespite 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…
read nowBT upgrades multichannel offering
July 28, 2008
LONDON - BT announced added features on its integrated multichannel ordering and returns solution for retailers.
read nowWeb 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…
read nowCalgary 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…
read nowUSPS 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…
read nowRetalix, 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.
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