POS / Point of Purchase News
COVID-19 driving digital payments use in Singapore
August 26, 2020
Singapore residents are increasingly adopting digital payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a GlobalData report. The report estimates total card…
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FreedomPay deploys touchless payment across Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Boston Harbor resorts
August 24, 2020
FreedomPay, a provider of commerce solutions, has installed touchless payment solutions at over 100 venues at both Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Boston Harbor…
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Mad Mobile acquires Sysco's restaurant technology company CAKE
August 11, 2020
Mad Mobile Inc., a mobile platform for restaurants and retailers, has signed an agreement to acquire CAKE, a restaurant technology company based in Silicon…
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CVS integrates PayPal, Venmo tech into checkout experience
July 31, 2020
CVS Pharmacy is integrating PayPal and Venmo QR code payment technology into its payment operations to provide customers a touch-free contactless option.
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Bashas' supermarkets deploy NCR's Emerald POS platform
July 27, 2020
Bashas' Family of Stores, which operates more than 100 stores, including Food City, AJ's Fine Foods, Eddie's Country Store, Bashas' and Bashas' Diné…
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Bbot raises $3M to drive contactless dining platform forward
July 14, 2020
Bbot Inc., a restaurant and hospitality startup focused on simplifying and improving order and pay processes, has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led…
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Senators introduce bill to require cash acceptance
July 9, 2020
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota and Bob Menendez, D-N.J., Senate Banking Committee members, have introduced the Payment Choice Act, S.4145, a…
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Consumers want social distancing services, reveals research
July 3, 2020
American shoppers want and expect social distancing services such as curbside pickup, local delivery and contactless payments given the ongoing COVID-1…
read nowMastercard to tokenize Amazon transactions
June 19, 2020
Mastercard Inc. is rolling out a program to boost transactions on Amazon, as customers in 12 countries across the Americas, Europe and the Middle East will now…
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Walmart goes self-checkout at Arkansas store
June 15, 2020
A Fayetteville, Arkansas Walmart store is deploying self-checkout counters to provide a quicker transaction experience as well as a safer one for consumers in…
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Impulsify designs unattended retail markets for apartment buildings
June 12, 2020
Impulsify Inc., a retail technology provider, has been contracted to design self-service Grab-and-Go markets for six apartment communities on the East Coast…
read nowParTech adds SynergySuite to Brink POS ecosystem
June 9, 2020
ParTech Inc., a provider of POS software and integrated technical solutions to the restaurant and retail industries, has added SynergySuite to its Brink POS…
read nowCOVID-19 delays contactless payment at NYC transit stations
June 5, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to delay expansion of New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new contactless fare payment system, OMNY…
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Datalogic invests in cashierless checkout provider AWM Smart Shelf
May 29, 2020
Datalogic, a provider of automatic data capture and process automation solutions, has invested an undisclosed sum in AWM Smart Shelf, an artificial…
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Southwest grocer Homeland deploys Toshiba self-checkout solutions
May 11, 2020
Homeland, an Oklahoma City-based grocer serving the Southwest, has begun deploying Toshiba's latest point-of-sale and self-checkout systems, according to a…
read nowVancouver family fun center deploys cashless tech
April 9, 2020
The fun center of the Uncle Buck's FishBowl & Grill restaurant, at a Bass Pro Shop in Vancouver, Canada, now boasts cashless technology. Four other centers…
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Retail union group calls Amazon tech a Trojan horse aimed at grabbing customer data
March 9, 2020
(Updates with response from Amazon)
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Meijer partners with Citi Retail on credit card services
February 28, 2020
Midwestern supermarket brand Meijer is teaming up with Citi Retail Services to provide its customers with private label and co-brand credit card services at…
read nowOracle debuts flexible POS systems
February 27, 2020
Oracle Retail is advancing its Xstore Point of Service and hardware systems with the Workstation 655 and 625 that promise to deliver a more engaging shopping…
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Industry watchers optimistic on Bed Bath & Beyond future
February 20, 2020
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is focused on revamping its stores with three new format approaches in the works.
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