Mobile Payments Today publishes wallet comparison guide

February 4, 2015

The 61-page document details the capabilities of 151 leading mobile wallets.

Target names Tesco's Mike McNamara as new CIO

February 3, 2015

McNamara will join Target from U.K.-based Tesco PLC, where he worked for more than 15 years. In 2011, McNamara was named the global supermarket chain's chief…

Epicor introduces new data security and protection program for independent retailers

February 3, 2015

The initiative is designed to mitigate the risk of a security breach through improved data management and protection.

Jumio adds new features to Netverify card-scanning tech

February 3, 2015

The enhanced template-matching capability automatically detects the ID edges, rotates and accurately crops it in the frame, regardless of the angle at which…

Kaspersky Lab secure scanner app detects malicious QR codes

February 2, 2015

The mobile app scans a QR code and checks it against known malicious links. If the code is suspect, the app will send a warning notification to the user.

Commentary: The tech and features that shoppers want

A new large-scale shopper survey sheds light on consumers who mix online and in-store shopping in whatever way is most convenient for them.

Slyce acquires mobile couponing app SnipSnap for $6.5M

January 29, 2015

The company names Toys "R" Us and Hudson's Bay among its retail clients, and says it currently has a patent pending on its process of turning a photograph of a…

Mood Media completes rollout of in-store digital watermarking tech

January 29, 2015

When integrated within a mobile application like Shazam, Mood Presence "listens" for Mood's proprietary digital audio watermarking and triggers an event to…

Smartphone shoppers increase spending 125 percent, study says

January 27, 2015

Consumers have embraced online shopping from their smartphones, boosting their spending by 125 percent across all product categories, according to MarketLive.

More Apple Pay touchpoints arrive

January 27, 2015

TCF Bank, Western Union and USA Technologies all announce integration within their respective businesses.

Convenience store chain Wawa intros mobile payment app

January 27, 2015

Users can link a closed-loop gift card to the app to pay for purchases at 680 locations.

Givex set to acquire Chase Paymentech gift card business

January 26, 2015

Global provider of cloud-based data processing services announced today that it has agreed to acquire Chase Paymentech's gift card business.

Why merchants should adopt a mobile wallet strategy

by Michelle Evans — Head of Digital Consumer Research, Euromonitor

Michelle Evans, senior consumer finance analyst at Euromonitor International, states her case for why retailers need to have a way to reach consumers anytime…

Ingenico debuts new mPOS product for small businesses

January 21, 2015

Company partners with Beamm to provide merchants with a product that combines tablet POS software with cloud-based tools.

Roundy's selects Market6 for vendor collaboration portal

January 21, 2015

The leading Midwest grocer has selected Market6’s retailer/supplier collaboration software platform, Market6 Foundation, to deliver a new vendor collaboration…

Mood Media launches music solution for small, medium retailers

January 20, 2015

The new solution provides access to a catalog of more than 5 million tracks that are fully licensed for commercial use and one-on-one collaboration with a Mood…

In retail cyber-security, bigger isn't always better

Here are four surprisingly non-technical reasons small- to mid-size retailers have a leg up when it comes to fighting cyber-crime.

Drinking from a digital signage firehose at Retail's BIG Show

Digital signage and dynamic place-based media expert inundated by the digital flood at this year's National Retail Federation show.

Execs from Overstock.com, Massachusetts Division of Banks headline speaker lineup for Virtual Currency Today Summit

Conference, held April 29 in Boston, will explore the growing trend of consumers using bitcoin and other virtual currencies as a method of payment.

PayPal Here comes to Windows

by Will Hernandez — Editor, NetWorld Media Group

The partnership between the two companies gives small and medium-sized merchants another option for mobile point-of-sale services as Microsoft positions its…