POS / Point of Purchase News
Kroger advancing self-checkout strategy
December 29, 2017
Supermarket chain Kroger is set to expand its self-checkout service to 400 stores in 2018, according to a report from the Cincinnati Business Courier.
read nowWalmart testing new personal shopping experience
December 28, 2017
Walmart is reportedly tapping text to provide a new personalized shopping experience for the wealthy busy mom.
read nowGarmin Pay now live on Garmin vívoactive 3 smartwatch
December 7, 2017
Garmin International and Fit Pay, a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, have announced that the Garmin Pay contactless payment feature is now live on Garmin's…
read nowAmazon Alexa skills to feature payments
December 1, 2017
Software developers will soon have the opportunity to add Amazon Pay to the voice apps that are available from the Alexa Skills Store, according to an…
read nowHatch Loyalty, Cardfree partner on retailer mobile wallet services
November 16, 2017
Hatch Loyalty is partnering with mobile commerce company Cardfree to bring personalized engagement and mobile wallet services to large retailers, according to…
read nowStudy: Online holiday spend will beat in-store spend this year
November 1, 2017
For the first time ever, online holiday shopping spend will beat in-store retail spend, according to a new Deloitte study.
read nowVenmo acceptance comes to 2M online merchants mobile digital wallet pos
October 25, 2017
Venmo users can now shop on their mobile phone and make purchases at more than two million U.S. retailers via the mobile web, according to a press release.
read nowWirecard provides online payment gateway to Ikea stores in southeast Asia
October 16, 2017
Technology group Wirecard has signed an agreement with Ikea stores in southeast Asia to provide them with a regionally-managed payment gateway product for…
read nowRobots, no-cash experience coming to Shake Shack NYC location
October 4, 2017
There won't be any humans taking orders and no cash exchanged at the impending Shake Shack location in the East Village of New York City.
read nowStarbucks in China welcomes Alipay acceptance
September 29, 2017
Alipay users in China can now use the mobile wallet to pay for coffee and food at all Starbucks locations in China, according to a report from Caixin.
read nowSwarovski's new VR app lets users buy goods via Masterpass checkout
September 29, 2017
MasterCard and Swarovski launched a virtual reality shopping app for the Atelier Swarovski home décor line, a collection of functional and decorative crystal…
read nowStudy: Consumers not keen on facial ID for payments
September 27, 2017
A Juniper Research survey reveals more than 40 percent of iOS users in the U.S. consider themselves unlikely to use facial recognition as a payment security…
read nowAlipay expands to Nordic region with retailer pacts
September 25, 2017
Alipay has signed separate memorandum of understandings with Finpro (Finland), Svensk Handel (Sweden) and the Scandinavian Tourist Board, which will enable…
read nowAldi to accept contactless payments at all locations
September 25, 2017
Grocery chain Aldi will now enable shoppers to pay for their items with any contactless payment method, including mobile methods such as Apple Pay, as well as…
read nowNCR, Ecwid partner to drive a better omnichannel experience
September 8, 2017
NCR and Ecwid, a cloud-based ecommerce platform, are teaming up to provide an improved omnichannel order experience via the NCR Silver point-of-sale solution.
read nowSaladworks selects POS system as its omnichannel digital platform
September 5, 2017
Saladworks, the nation's largest fresh-tossed salad franchise concept, has chosen Dovetail Systems Inc.'s Gusto POS system as its omnichannel digital platform…
read nowStudy: Proximity mobile payments to reach $49.2B in 2017
September 5, 2017
The value of U.S. proximity mobile payment transactions will total $49.29 billion in 2017, up 78.1 percent from last year, according to a study from eMarketer.
read nowPaytronix expands integration of rewards platform
August 17, 2017
Paytronix Systems is expanding its reward platform with three new POS integrations. The platform is now integrated with Gilbarco Passport, NCR Radiant and…
read nowOnline grocery service debuts Alexa skill for hands-free voice order capability
August 14, 2017
Consumers who like to order from Stop and Shop's online Peapod grocery service can now enlist the help of Amazon's Alexa devices. The grocer is offering an…
read nowBarclaycard tests Alipay acceptance in UK stores
August 14, 2017
Barclaycard is reportedly launching a pilot in the U.K. that will enable merchants there to accept Alipay, the popular Chinese mobile wallet, in their stores…
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