Department of Homeland Security warns retailers of new POS malware

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

August 1, 2014

Backoff uses a variety of methods to compromise the POS, including keylogging and injecting malicious code into explorer.exe. That second one is particularly…

Ingenico to deploy Canada's first EMV and contactless mPOS product

August 1, 2014

Ingenico Group announced Thursday that Moneris Solutions Corp., Canada's largest credit and debit card processor, has selected Ingenico to deploy Canada's…

First Data to acquire gift card platform Gyft

July 30, 2014

First Data has announced the acquisition of Gyft Inc., a digital platform that enables consumers to buy, send, manage and redeem gift cards using mobile…

Globally 3 in 10 consumers don't trust retailers with securing their data

July 22, 2014

A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries has revealed distrust among global consumers in retailers to protect their data.

Fashion retailer Zara adds RFID-based inventory intelligence

July 21, 2014

Tyco Retail Solutions announced that Inditex Group, one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, has awarded Tyco a chain-wide contract for RFID-based…

ACI Worldwide to acquire Retail Decisions to boost CNP fraud prevention

July 21, 2014

ACI Worldwide, a global provider of electronic payment and banking products, and Retail Decisions (ReD), a fraud prevention company, today announced that they…

Slyde app combines loyalty, deals and touchless payments

July 15, 2014

SK Planet Inc., the U.S.-based mobile commerce subsidiary affiliated with wireless giant SK Telecom, has announced its beta launch of a touchless…

Goodwill stores automate POS, cash handling with NCR

July 1, 2014

Retail Control Systems (RCS), a point-of-sale solutions provider for retailers, announced that Goodwill Industries of Chattanooga has successfully automated 1…

Smaller merchants to get more mPOS options with Spindle, RisePay pact

June 24, 2014

Spindle Inc., a provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has signed a strategic agreement with RisePay, a developer of payment gateway systems for…

LightSpeed launches cloud analytics for independent retailers

June 19, 2014

Commerce platform LightSpeed has announced the launch of its Advanced Reporting for LightSpeed Cloud. According to the company, this product adds big data…

Merchants now can integrate Flint Mobile with QuickBooks Online

June 18, 2014

Flint Mobile Tuesday announced the integration of its no-card-reader mobile payment app with Intuit's QuickBooks Online, expediting end-to-end operations for…

Apple share of mobile POS dropped 15.5 percent in Q1

June 17, 2014

While the overall market for mobile POS is growing, Apple's share dropped to 56 percent in Q1 2014, down 15.5 percent from its Q4 2013 share of 66 percent.

Tesco extending 'Scan-as-you-shop' program to 100 more stores

June 11, 2014

Self-service technology provider Re-Vision has announced that after completing a successful 200-store rollout during 2012–13, Tesco have made the decision to…

Apple's iPhone 6 to include NFC

June 9, 2014

This fall's Apple iPhone 6 will include near field communications to enable mobile payments, according to "a source close to the situation," reports…

Sam's Club claims 'first' among major retailers with move to EMV

June 6, 2014

Sam’s Club is set to become the first mass retailer to implement EMV chip-enabled technology, according to an announcement this week from MasterCard. The…

Checkpoint Systems launches new EAS tools

May 27, 2014

Checkpoint Systems Inc., a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced the launch of the next generation of…

Engineers develop facial-recognition product using NFC

May 26, 2014

A group of engineers and designers from Logic PD created a point-of-sale facial recognition system that uses NFC to help combat card fraud during a recent…

InComm launches platform for mobile wallet providers

May 21, 2014

Prepaid product and transaction services company InComm has announced the launch of InComm Mobile Platform for mobile wallet providers and merchants. According…

Paytronix upgrades mobile features for restaurant platform

May 14, 2014

Paytronix Systems Inc. has added enhancements to the mobile and messaging aspects of its loyalty platform, geared toward the restaurant and retail industries.

Apple Store experience reportedly about to change with VeriFone partnership

May 12, 2014

Apple reportedly is set to launch a revamped point-of-sale system in its storefronts that will use a VeriFone sleeve capable of accepting EMV transactions and…