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How Beacons And Mobile Are Fueling Commerce Innovation

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As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. Many retailers use beacons now, but they’re almost always hidden,” that report said. retailers such as Target and Walmart have started implementing beacons in retail stores.”.

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Pay Via Selfie? Now Available In Latin America

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Canada and the Netherlands, as well as a larger launch in Europe this year, Mastercard is now unveiling Identity Check Mobile to Latin America. The first two countries in the region to receive it are Brazil and Mexico. After fruitful trials in the U.S., The concept is similar to a “selfie” and thus is being dubbed “selfie pay.”.

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Wirecard Maps Out The True Path To Innovation

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It’s one thing to want to improve or innovate. What’s harder — and what really makes the difference — is figuring how, where and when to innovate, a task that must take into account various factors and even wildcards that keep popping up in the growing and global digital economy and its various ecosystems. B2B Payments.

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Grocers Consider Checkout Line-Free Future With Unattended Retail

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To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. ABI Research predicts that one million automated retail units will be in the Asia-Pacific region by 2023.

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Regulation, Not Fintech, Will Have the Biggest Impact on Banks

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The unit surveyed 200 global banking executives to investigate the challenges retail banks face in the years to 2020. In North America regulation was the top concern. “This year is marked by a sharp regional divergence about which rules […].

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5G Starts Adding Fuel To Healthcare Payments And Innovation

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As well, the current growth in voice-assistance technology in retail will play out in healthcare in its own way, thanks in large part to 5G, according to the report. “5G As well, the current growth in voice-assistance technology in retail will play out in healthcare in its own way, thanks in large part to 5G, according to the report. “5G

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North America Is Set To Be An ‘Early Adopter’ Of mPOS

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Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. As a result, the region can be an “early adopter” of the technology. Mobile Wallets.

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