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Kroger Begins Rollout Of Mobile Pay, Loyalty Rewards Card

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Kroger , one of America’s largest supermarket chains, is introducing a new mobile payment option and a loyalty rewards card, according to reports. At the terminal, shoppers can either use biometrics, enter a custom code or take advantage of the app’s QR code functionality to provide payment and loyalty card info. ” .

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BofA Consumers Can Add Credit, Debit Cards To PayPal From Mobile Banking App

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Bank of America announced news on Tuesday (March 20) that customers can now add multiple credit and debit cards to their PayPal account without having to use a laptop or desktop computer. The ability to add cards within PayPal will come later this year, the company said. over the course of the next four years.

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The Children’s Place Planning New Loyalty-Driven Credit Card Program

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The Children’s Place , the Secaucus, New Jersey-based retailer that is the “largest children’s pure-play specialty apparel retailer in North America,” revealed plans on Thursday (July 14) to team up with Alliance Data on a new loyalty-driven, private-label credit card program, the two companies announced in a joint statement.

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Williams-Sonoma Pursues Co-Branded Card

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Williams-Sonoma ’s existing credit card portfolio will be acquired by Alliance Data , a Columbus, Ohio-based credit card services business, to provide a private-label, co-branded credit card program. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of this quarter.

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In The Park. At A Kiosk. Using Digital Payments. Buying $1.6K Designer Jewelry.

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In response, unattended retail operators are finding new ways to embrace alternative payment methods, ranging from mobile wallets to cryptocurrencies. In the new Unattended Retail Tracker , PYMNTS charts the latest ways that companies are working to accept more non-cash payment methods, from the common credit card swipe to biometric scans.

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Grocery Round-Up: Instacart’s Big Valuation Jump, Kroger’s Ghost Kitchens And Grocery Deals Come To Prime Day

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According to the announcement, the feature is also available for debit, small business and prepaid card users. The new ghost kitchens will be available in Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. Such is the recent speculation emerging that while other grocery retailers have seen their sales sizzle during the pandemic, Whole Foods is fizzling.

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Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push

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markets and is slated to roll out to four more this week in Detroit, Columbus, Ohio, Las Vegas and the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. Likewise, if anyone other than Amazon buys up Whole Foods, the organic grocer goes private or if a sale isn’t in the cards, Instacart will be free to expand uninterrupted. expansion prospects.

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