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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. By working collaboratively with these retailers, we’ve created a way for businesses to take proactive steps to prevent scams,” New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood said in a statement.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Mastercard and Synchrony, while Big Lots, Inc. Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony. The cards will reportedly be the first of a bevy of financial offerings that the retailer has in the works.

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APRIL 21, 2020

In a bid to lure advertisers from other eCommerce companies, Google said it will no longer charge merchants to place ads on its Shopping search page, Reuters reported. Ready said the concept has been in the planning stages for a while, but was given a higher priority as some retailers experience a sales slump due to COVID-19.

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JULY 14, 2020

stores for Google Pay and Apple Pay users. It is expected to be available in retail stores this month. “As we enter the second half of the year and retail re-emerges across the world, it’s critical we help our partners drive business growth, both online and offline,” said Nick Molnar , Afterpay Co-Founder and U.S. .

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

And in many places, for the first time, our retailers are open to it. version embodied by the Apple and Google Pays of the world. They want to build a mobile wallet, but not like the ones of the past that acted as repositories for credit and debit card information. They're seeing this as an opportunity to change and shift.”.

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MARCH 14, 2019

The release of a new Google app development tool is among the latest steps to try to bring more mobile accessibility to people with disabilities — a push that’s been going on in the background of digital retail and associated areas almost since the beginning. So what does that actually mean in plain English?

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APRIL 10, 2019

certification: They must, for instance, resolve issues when a payment reader’s too-powerful field strength results in damaged smartphones and cards. From CVS to T-Mobile , retailers and technology providers are catering to the trend of contactless payment acceptance with new solutions and methods of handling cards from customers.

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MAY 24, 2017

Google has long claimed that the ads it shows users actually prompt them to make purchases online and in real life – and now they have the credit card data to prove it. Google, for its part, has responded to those concerns with renewed assurances of its ability to protect the personal information of its users.

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JUNE 21, 2019

Google Pay has added PayPal integration for merchants, according to reports. Now, you’ll be able to accept PayPal with Google Pay on your app or website in all 24 countries where your customers can link their PayPal account to Google Pay,” Google said in a blog post.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

To that end, Google said Monday that online checkout is going to get a bit speedier. The concept, rather simply, is: Google as mobile wallet. Users transact using credentials linked to their Google accounts spanning Gmail, Google Play, YouTube and Chrome.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The calendar might have just turned to October and the leaves on the trees haven’t even started to turn yet, but retailers are already looking ahead to the holiday shopping season. 4), the National Retail Federation said it expects holiday sales to increase 3.6 Google Home will retail for $129 and will be available in stores on Nov.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. 11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. Uber reported its earnings last week.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push, Amazon’s new robotics plan and why Google is working more closely with financial institutions. Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Google Dives Into DDAs. Google’s Growing Global Challenge To Amazon’s Voice Dominance .

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

H&M Home and Google have announced a holiday partnership, according to reports. The apparel, home design and decoration company has created a gift guide for the holiday season with Google, using Google Assistant voice technology.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank outlines use cases for a digital euro, and Goldman Sachs will buy GM’s credit card business. The European Central Bank says Europe should be ready to adopt a digital euro so residents can access money amid the evolving retail payment landscape. for General Motor's Credit Card Business.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz at restaurants and retailers. In addition, UniCredit customers in Italy can now use the Google Pay digital wallet, and cybercriminals are reportedly using malware to encrypt files and asking for a ransom to be paid through WeChat Pay.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

In today’s top news, Americans are struggling as savings accounts run dry, and several states are preparing their own antitrust probe into Google. State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google. Several states are moving forward with their own antitrust probe into Google and could decide to join the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case.

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MARCH 2, 2020

To help consumers conveniently access their favorite products, retailers are offering a wide array of merchandise through automated retail technology. According to The Future of Unattended Retail Report from PYMNTS, “Unattended retail touchpoints populate a broad and diverse set of locations, and have taken various shapes and forms.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Look out, Alexa — it seems Google Home has leveled up its skills such that as of today, it is now possible to order goods for delivery directly from the search giant’s smart speaker device. Google’s Assistant will pull goods from the retailers that already support Google Express — including Costco, Walgreens and Whole Foods.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

After being a usage leader in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Paytm experienced a sharp decline in transactions in July, while Google Pay and PhonePe have seen usage skyrocket, sources told the Economic Times on Thursday (Aug.

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MARCH 18, 2019

Growing strong this week, we have Google making it easier to save money, Sephora making it easier (and more rewarding) to spend it and PayPal making it easier to move it around. Google Flights Takes Off. Google lets users explore the world map to see where they can fly on the cheap. Sephora’s New Cards.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

The big news from Google this week was obviously the hardware event on Oct. From sky to sea, Google hardware could soon be all around us — and it could start in Puerto Rico. The self-driving car market must be oversaturated already, because Google has moved on. Self-Driving Ships. Home Shopping. Pop-Up Store.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

And rage they did, with digital sales blowing past storefront and mall retail. The new survey confirms a trend that’s been building for at least two years, which was greatly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its icy effect on physical retail. percent of Black Friday eCommerce shoppers who paid via credit card.”.

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Celent Banking

MAY 22, 2017

Last week in the Google I/O developer conference, Google made a number of interesting payments-related announcements. Google has discussed: Google Payment API , which enables merchants to let their customers check out via any cards stored with Google.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

There is lots of motion in the markets, with Apple officially moving into the world of being a card issuer (with mixed reviews), Venmo making moves on the bank account and Google Pay breaking up with Visa Checkout as a payments button. Apple’s Expensive Card. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Google is among those exposed by two massive Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities revealed on Monday. In better news, the company has teamed up with Target to power voice shopping and delivery via Google Express, and it’s finally getting its shot at television stardom through a deal with CBS. There’s a KRACK in the Wi-Fi System.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

Voice commerce may grab more headlines due to the presence of Google, Apple and Amazon, but conversational commerce – its younger cousin – is finding its own way as the information superhighway to a purchase. “We The retailer attributes much of its success to highly personalized, targeted mobile messages using push notifications.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 23, 2018

With over 25 million mobile bank users on the retail side, Bank of America is shifting attention to ramping the numbers on the commercial side, with the launch of a mobile app for its prepaid commercial cards. Today, Bank of America Merrill Lynch unveiled an app specifically designed for reloadable commercial prepaid cards.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Over 5 million mobile apps are available in the App Store and the Google Play Store, but according to the new report, Which Apps Will They Use? What does this mean for retailers? Another 15 percent use other merchants’ apps while shopping in their favorite retailers’ stores, and 6.9 More common is using credit cards (63.9

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JUNE 19, 2019

The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. But challenges remain, not the least of which include securing the emerging ecosystem for those connected cards and trucks. Some of the latest developments from the retail side of the ecosystem come from the world of QSRs.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

If so, you’ve been at the site of one of the hottest areas of retail innovation. The general idea, of course, it to further personalize the consumer experience and also save customers the trouble of pulling out credit cards or phones to make purchases. Been on a fast food drive-thru lately? are now looking to follow suit.”.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

When it comes to finding information, consumers “Google” it. Though the eCommerce giant has yet to turn its name into a verb, that’s how customers are treating it, with 55 percent turning to Amazon — not Google — as their first shopping search resource. However, Google’s not letting those shoppers go easily.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To speed up shopping trips for its customers, 7-Eleven now takes Google Pay and Apple Pay at most of its U.S. Consumers prefer shopping at retailers that offer digital payment capabilities,” said 7-Eleven CDO and CIO Gurmeet Singh, according to the outlet. .”

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Coverage includes Network International ’s rollout of Google Pay acceptance in the United Arab Emirates. Network International is bringing Google Pay acceptance to retailers in the UAE, allowing shoppers to tap into Android payments at merchants that use near-field communication (NFC) technology, according to reports.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

This marks a change for Target — a retailer that had, up to this point, enabled mobile pay only for its own mobile wallet app and the Target-branded REDcard linked to it. That is consistent with what we have seen around the world when it comes to contactless card adoption,” Sanford said.

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AUGUST 25, 2017

This week in retail, we’ve seen news coming in from multiple sides, including that of Apple’s projected increase in smartwatch sales , U.K. The discount retailer has also announced two partnerships this week, one with Google and one with IBM. Virgin Islands.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards points on the top two categories that the business spends the most on each month. American Express said card members can get up to 250,000 points back per calendar year with the benefit. American Express announced on Thursday (Nov.

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