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Visa Uses NYC Mass Transit To Ignite Contactless Payments

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specifically, the use of such payments for mass transit in New York City. In an new PYMNTS discussion, Dan Sanford, Visa ’s global head of contactless payments, talked with Karen Webster about the May 31 launch of a contactless payments pilot involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City and Chase.

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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

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Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. As had been reported late last month, in New York City, the city council held a hearing centered on a bill that would ban stores and restaurants from being able to refuse to accept cash.

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Reseller Market Maintains Momentum With Nordstrom’s Entry

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Called See You Tomorrow , its “re-commerce experience” will include an online marketplace and brick-and-mortar location housed in the Nordstrom New York City flagship store on 5th Avenue. It is playing the sustainability card this year, with Fashion Footprint Calculator. Logistics are being handled by Yerdle.

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Unattended Retail Works Out At The Gym

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However, when it comes to retail in those spaces, it doesn’t always work out. Retail at the gym may look like a smart business move from the outside, but it often ends up eating more space and effort than it’s worth. Enter unattended retail. Fitness centers are all about working out. Everybody knows time is money.

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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. Around The Unattended Retail Space. Around The Unattended Retail Space. For many retailers, vending machines have become a critical part of the customer experience.

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?

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Near-field communication ( NFC ) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. In the U.S.,

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Ex-QVC Executive Gets 2.5 Years In Prison For Defrauding Company

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CNBC said The Steinberg Group , which operates under the name dOMAIN, and a production management company in New York City agreed to submit altered invoices and bills to hide the scam. To protect himself, he created faulty invoices to trick QVC into paying for his fraud.

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