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Securing The Self-Serve Store

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They may enjoy strolling the aisles of physical retail, but many customers still want support features that enable them to quickly and easily find and buy items, through self-serve offerings and other automation technologies. The venues rely on radio-frequency identification (RFID)-technology and self-checkout. About the Tracker.

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NCR Looks To Buy ATM Operator Cardtronics For $1.7 Billion

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Retail and hospitality technology firm NCR Corporation is looking to acquire ATM operator Cardtronics for $39 per share, or about $1.7 Cardtronics, based in Houston, Texas, specializes in managing ATMS and self-service financial kiosks. 11) press release. . “The 11) press release. .

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In Harvey’s Wake, First Data Offers Free Clovers To Aid Impacted Businesses

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First Data said Saturday that in the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the company will send thousands of its Clover Go mobile credit and debit card readers to small businesses (SMBs) in Houston and the surrounding area.

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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

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The annual gathering wrapped up on Friday (March 1), but the ideas and devices from that conference will certainly help shape the near- and long-term futures of digital commerce and payments. As PYMNTS reported in late February , right before the kickoff of the Mobile World Congress, Verizon will bring its 5G technology to 30 U.S.

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Automated Retail Speeds Up Delivery And Checkout

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Last month, Domino’s Pizza announced it would be testing autonomous pizza delivery in Houston with robotics company Nuro. and 25 percent of those vending machines can accept cashless payments. We looked to technology to assist us,” she said. Mobile payments have been slow to take off in the U.S., smartphone users.

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Apart-Hotels Turn Apartments Into Boutique Lodging

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For payments, Locale accepts credit cards (and does not take cash). Locale currently lists locations in Austin, Houston and Nashville on its website. At the same time, technology has progressed to include devices like smart tech locks and systems that provide automation in a secure, scalable way. The Apart-Hotel Market.

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Building Bridges For Chinese Consumers To U.S. Commerce

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This is because the method of payment that most Chinese consumers use for purchases back home, Alipay , was not accepted anywhere in the U.S. – The overwhelming majority of Alipay users are Chinese nationals, and a user base that is overwhelmingly enthused about using mobile payments. “When [the Chinese consumer] comes into the U.S.,

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