NCR unveils first hybrid laser and imaging bi-optic scanner

March 16, 2011

NCR Corp., a global technology company offering assisted- and self-service solutions, recently announced that it is launching the world’s first hybrid laser…

Google to pilot NFC POS system

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March 14, 2011

Google Inc. is looking to test a contactless, point-of-sale system allowing consumers to pay for in-store purchases using phones equipped with near field…

Merkle announces new retail marketing suite and leadership roles

March 9, 2011

Merkle, an independent customer relationship-marketing agency, announced the release of its new retail database-marketing suite. Merkle’s Retail Marketing…

VeriFone to include NFC in all new POS terminals

March 3, 2011

According to NearFieldCommunicationsWorld.com, VeriFone announced it will include near field communication technology in all its new point-of-sale (POS…

Rising fuel prices and mobile devices pose threats to POS market growth

February 28, 2011

Mobile devices will impact traditional POS sales.

MICROS-Retail announces XBR and Balance Sales Audit versions 7.0

February 21, 2011

MICROS-Retail, a division of MICROS Systems, Inc. and provider of retail technology, announced the release of XBR Loss Prevention and Store Analytics version…

Square drops transaction fees for merchants

by James Wester

February 21, 2011

Mobile payment start-up Square has announced it will be dropping per-transaction fees charged to its customers. Merchants using the service to accept credit…

Retail POS Suite integrated with NetSuite cloud computing platform

February 15, 2011

MentisSoft LLC, a supplier of software and services for retail, healthcare, and educational applications, has announced the integration of its Retail POS Suite…

Kwik Trip selects Radiant Systems technology for its convenience stores

January 23, 2011

Radiant Systems today announced a new agreement with Kwik Trip, a Wisconsin-based petroleum and convenience store retailer with 425 locations, to equip its…

Square secures new round of funding

by James Wester — Editor 1, Mobile Payments Today

January 11, 2011

According to the Wall Street Journal, mobile payment company Square has secured a new round of funding worth $27.5 million. With this newest round of funding…

Starmount launches mobile POS system for retail

January 5, 2011

Starmount has introduced its new mobile selling assistant, Engage, which it says allows retailers to deliver a more efficient, personalized store experience…

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…

Tomax adds employee biometrics to POS line

January 4, 2011

Tomax, a provider of real-time merchandising and store execution software applications and services, has integrated U.are.U fingerprint biometrics from…

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.

Wincor Nixdorf expands BEETLE/Fusion line of POS systems

October 18, 2010

Wincor Nixdorf Inc. today announced that it has expanded its BEETLE/Fusion product line of touch-based point-of-sale systems.

LIFT unveils suggestive selling tech for c-stores

October 5, 2010

LIFT Retail Marketing Technology announced the launch of its LIFT Station platform, an integrated suggestive selling point-of-sale technology for convenience…

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…

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.