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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. Fraudsters are just as excited by this opportunity as merchants, unfortunately, making it essential for these retailers to craft robust protections to keep the data and the payment information of their consumers safe. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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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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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

These three main segments of the Fleet Solution are said to provide better control over operations and increased protection against fraud. Fuels are formulated with dual detergent technology called Dynaflex. Shell employs 8,500 people in India and retails fuel in six states. . percent by 2025.

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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. stores over the next several weeks.

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JULY 3, 2019

That’s when there is generally another point of frustration and friction: checking out after the dental work, perhaps giving over a payment card and signing up for another appointment. In fact, the vast majority of the growth NMI is seeing is happening almost entirely outside of retail. She was able to simply go home. “It

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Self-service kiosks have been gaining popularity, and cutting-edge technology like biometrics is starting to be integrated. Pickup Windows. Contactless Payments.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

In the inaugural QR Code Payments Tracker® , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of QR codes, including new implementations at retailers and payment providers, the security concerns facing this payment method, and the pandemic’s effect on the development and rollout of QR code-enabled payment options. Retail Environment.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

When it comes to retail innovation — changes that promise to influence commerce not only this year, but in the 2020s — cameras could have a significant role. This data certainly isn’t nothing, but it pales in comparison to the data troves that digital retailers have. That’s not the only way innovation with cameras can help retailers.

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MAY 25, 2016

To ACI Worldwide ’s top executive, that beckons toward a wholly-changing payments landscape for retailers. In an interview with Karen Webster, Philip Heasley, president and chief executive officer of ACI, stated that the biggest disruptions in retail stem from a changing of the old bricks-and-mortar (and cash register) guard.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Consumers confronting the COVID-19 outbreak are buying less and saving what they can, and retailers’ revenues are plummeting as a result. Retailers are passing this financial uncertainty onto their vendors, too, forcing many to take drastic measures to stay afloat. percent of those in the technology sector. The remaining 41.6

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JANUARY 18, 2020

What makes the story stand out among the reams of local retail crime reporting is that the crime was actually committed. Botched crimes in local retail are common. Organized Crime’s Physical Retail Expansion . Brown rejected suggestions that it could be a current or past employee, telling local news affiliates, “It was a pro.”.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. are now looking to follow suit.”. Security Cameras.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Innovators are seeing the potential to shape the way consumers place their orders at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) through digital technology. That’s kind of … the future that we see as well,” Xiao said, adding he believes that, in addition to online and app ordering, voice ordering will be one of the main drivers.

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JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job. In the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

has rolled out its Visa Direct-enabled EVO Express Deposit real-time push payments technology. retailers instantaneously get funds for card transactions with actual fund availability depending on receiving bank and geographic area, according to a Thursday (Sept. To help merchants receive faster access to funds, EVO Payments Inc.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. To get a sense of how the world of payments and cards has changed, Cregan told Webster a story about a conference he attended in Las Vegas in 2009. Take payroll cards.

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JUNE 19, 2016

On the EMV front, Home Depot decided it felt strongly enough about Chip and PIN that that it sue MasterCard and Visa over it.Walmart Canada decided it would stop accepting Visa cards since they say they are too expensive. And according the the Atlanta-based building supplies retailer, that flaw is putting both customers and retailers at risk.

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JUNE 10, 2020

Motivating a change in consumers or retailers is not always easy work, a reality evidenced by the plodding pace of contactless payments in the U.S. That has motivated a sea change as brands and physical retailers are working to rebuild their consumer experiences around digital, she said. Widening the Range Of eGifting’s Capability.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

One May report noted a 54 percent month-over-month increase in loyalty- and gift card-related promotion abuse, for example. This fraud trend is also likely to increase during the holidays as consumers step up their purchases of gift cards and other products.

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APRIL 12, 2016

It’s what’s turned the retail word upside down as consumers with their mobile devices have decided they’d rather buy from their couch with their mobile phone than schlep to the mall. In other words, kick the door wide open to remote retail. Meeting the consumer where they are. That’s the mantra of innovators everywhere.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

Digitally native retailers are opening stores to bring their virtual experiences into the real world, and Zola is one of the latest merchants to test out the brick-and-mortar waters. The wedding retailer opened a store in New York City’s Flatiron District that is billed as a “one-stop-shop for wedding planning.”.

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JULY 3, 2017

In our latest Topic TBD, Bob Legters, SVP and chief product officer of Global Retail Payments at FIS , told Karen Webster that the big picture of loyalty amid a changing retail landscape is colored by small considerations, calibrations, speed and, of course, data.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Walgreens customers with eligible payment cards, starting this month, will now be able to access rewards programs to help pay for purchases they make in stores. The release says the Walgreens customers will now be able to use the option of paying with “points” from the FIS program after they've dipped, swiped or tapped their card.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Traditional retail is getting an upgrade. Despite the rise of e-commerce and mobile, the physical channel still plays an important role in consumer experience — and retailers are increasingly leveraging technologies to stay afloat. Cashier-less technology is one of the latest trends to dominate conversation.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Digital payments — and specifically, card-not-present transactions — may be convenient for consumers, but can impact the very operations of the retailers serving them. As a result, Visa and PYMNTS found that 76 percent of the surveyed Main Street businesses reported having cash flow shortages.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In a year that will see more than 25,000 retail stores blink out of existence, with an estimated 16,000 restaurants having closed permanently by August, people could use some upbeat news. One especially notable trend is businesses increasing adoption of contactless payment methods like cards and mobile wallets,” per the new report.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The November/December Smarter Payments Tracker ® examines how firms are putting payroll apps and prepaid cards to use to resolve frictions for their global workforces. The workers can then use these cards to make retail payments in-stores and online, as well as collect cash at the ATM. Around The World Of Smarter Payments.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Consumers might have felt a bit safer using their credit card with the introduction of EMV chip technology, but thieves looking to steal your information have managed to find a way to still gain access to PIN numbers, as well as your card’s chip in some cases. The majority of that theft was from credit cards.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Those who travel to some of the wealthier parts of the world, however, will discover the well-to-do have much more expensive unattended retail tastes. shoppers got their own taste of unattended luxury retail when vending machines dispensing caviar were installed in several Los Angeles-area malls. A few years ago, U.S.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

A common, enduring fantasy for many consumers — a group that likely includes many PYMNTS readers and writers — is walking into a high-end retail store, chain or boutique that sells luxury brands , and spending vast sums on the best clothes, shoes, handbags, watches and other items. That’s not the main meat of the ModeSens proposition, though.

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MAY 21, 2019

Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, said increased use of financial technology in the country could present regulators with their biggest hurdle since the financial crisis, according to a report by Bloomberg. “We A survey by EHI Retail Institute showed that last year, card payments made up 48.6

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JUNE 19, 2019

It taps into the Shopify platform and lets consumers check out through credit cards or PayPal. The company uses a cold steep technology to prepare its tea packets. As it stands, the two main technologies for making a beverage instant have some downsides (e.g. Steeping Instant Tea. they might degrade its flavors).

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JULY 31, 2018

s Fa ster Payments Support Everyday Retail? retailers are looking for cheaper, faster alternatives to card-based payments, and some financial players think the Faster Payments rail could be key. Can The U.K.’s A number of U.K. The Faster Payments Tracker is the go-to resource for staying up to date on a month-by-month basis.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The overall cautiousness and sense of financial prudence, he said, can be seen in the fact that consumers are embracing debit transactions over credit, using cash on hand rather than choosing to build their liabilities on a credit card. CUs have long offered cards targeting SMBs to help them navigate the financial headwinds of the pandemic.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Some 48 percent of consumers said tipping was actually the main reason they still carry cash. For example, 33 percent of retail shoppers favor contactless card technologies for their in-store purchases. percent who would use credit cards and 45.5 percent who would employ debit cards. Merchants Take Note.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

However, they are also hesitant to pay for those new experiences with credit cards or other traditional financing options. Retailers must accommodate financial flexibility, which is leading many to explore alternative solutions — such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Worl d.

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