The basics of bitcoin for retail

E-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers targeting millennials and other tech-savvy consumers should give serious consideration to accepting the virtual…

Square plans to accept Apple Pay

November 24, 2014

Founder Jack Dorsey says support will come in 2015.

The key piece missing from Apple Pay

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Apple Pay diminishes the ability to track shopper behavior. This is among the reasons that some major retailers are not accepting it.

LevelUp, Cardpool partner for gift card exchange program

November 21, 2014

Cardpool can enable LevelUp users to sell their unused and partially-used gift cards in exchange for LevelUp credits.

MyAFINITI program brings brand-specific offers to AARP members at POS

November 18, 2014

AARP members can now use their membership cards to access the myAFINITI platform, which connects brands, retailers and consumers through targeted…

Networld Media Group to launch Virtual Currency Summit in Boston, April 2015

November 12, 2014

Renowned economic strategist Bruce Fenton, Managing Director of Atlantic Financial, has been confirmed as a featured Summit speaker.

Square begins pre-orders for EMV products

November 12, 2014

Company will release a standalone chip card reader for $29 and a Square Stand accessory for $39.

NCR Silver POS adds bitcoin compatibility

November 10, 2014

Bitcoin support, which will be integrated with NCR Silver by the end of 2014, will be free to merchants.

Home Depot sheds more light on data breach

November 7, 2014

In addition to the payment information already known stolen, the company says the thieves also took files containing 53 million email addresses, but not their…

Givex's Vexilor POS now accepts bitcoin

November 7, 2014

Company announces partnership with Bitpay.

MasterCard to acquire TNS' Payment Gateway business

November 6, 2014

MasterCard will acquire TNS' e-commerce and card-present payment gateways, which will become part of the DataCash payment gateway suite.

North American consumers embrace mobile payments and virtual currency

November 6, 2014

Accenture survey finds that 40 percent of consumers in Canada and the U.S. have used their smartphone to make a payment at a merchant location.

Six tips for becoming EMV compliant

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

With the liability shift now less than a year away, it's time for retailers to get serious about their compliance plans.

Vantiv prepped to roll out Durbin-compliant EMV card solutions

November 4, 2014

Having completed the first US Common AID-enabled EMV debit transaction with US merchants, Vantiv will begin production of Visa- and MasterCard-certified cards…

First Data unveils Clover mobile POS

November 4, 2014

Armed with Clover Mobile, merchants can place orders, take secure payments, scan inventory, clock in employees, sync sales data with their accounting packages…

Bitpay intros NFC-based merchant POS app

November 4, 2014

Bitcoin Checkout is available today and can sit alongside existing systems.

Bitcoin, other virtual currencies are a global reality

by Mark Ranta — Sr. Product Marketing Manager, ACI

Mark Ranta from ACI Worldwide believes bitcoin and its alternatives are here to stay, but how can they be regulated?

Online shopping site Gilt adds Alipay ePass support

October 31, 2014

The partnership is meant to provide Chinese Gilt members a better shopping experience, enabling them to pay through their existing Alipay accounts directly on…

SelfPay mobile shopper app integrates Apple Pay

October 29, 2014

Integration aims to eliminate waiting in line.

CardFlight inks pact with Anovia for customized mobile products

October 24, 2014

As part of the partnership, Anovia will leverage CardFlight's SwipeSimple product as their preferred mobile POS solution.