Payments Dive

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Automated testing is an increasingly important consideration as payment providers, retailers and other companies expand the number of options that consumers and merchants can use.

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Technology Payments Retail Company 345

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In retail technology, Yotpo is helping brands capture the digital shift by making a compressed marketing stack for online shopping. Social shopping is the newest hot trend fueled by the pandemic, as new startups are emerging and established brands such as Macy’s are catching up to capture this area.

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Retail Payments Google Branding 263

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

In the automotive arena, sellers have implemented third-party technology such as virtual retailing to enable a completely digital vehicle sales process. 57.9% : Share of credit-centric revolvers who are interested in payment plans for large purchases. 39%: Amount by which virtual retailing use increased in June.

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Retail Technology Cards Innovation 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Poynt , which lets businesses sell and accept payments anywhere through its suite of products, according to a press release. GoDaddy was interested in Poynt because of the digital shift in payments due to the pandemic, as well as in-person and online shopping converging more all the time, the release stated.

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Technology Payments social media Software 337

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. .

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Retail Cards Payments New York 230

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Carrboro, North Carolina-based chain has used its technology-first strategy to get, keep and grow its customer base – even while its stores were shut down early in the pandemic. Even now that its stores are open, the retailer has discovered that its eCommerce, curbside pickup and virtual fitting services remain popular with customers.

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Technology Retail North Carolina National 131

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Online marketplaces are connecting retailers, consumers and nonprofits amid the pandemic. 87%: Estimated share of debit cards that will be equipped for contactless payments by 2022. Data: $5.5M : Amount of funding recently secured by social impact commerce platform ShoppingGives. 92%: Portion of U.S.

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Retail Innovation Technology Security 146

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

In investments, retail dispute management firm Chargeback closed a funding round to speed up growth and to help retailers reduce credit card disputes. And in tech, the future of retail may include mobile scanning. The company brought its app and device to market just two weeks ago. All this, Today in Data.

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Retail Technology Innovation Data 150

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

With the use of contactless payments heating up around the world, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and their solution providers have to prepare for their acceptance. certification: They must, for instance, resolve issues when a payment reader’s too-powerful field strength results in damaged smartphones and cards.

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Retail Payments Mobile Apple 259

Bank Innovation

MARCH 10, 2020

The rollout of Amazon’s cashierless checkout technology stack to other retailers could amount to a double-edged sword for payments startups offering similar tools, as it offers new opportunities to compete while adding pressure to their business models.

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Retail Tools Technology Payments 259

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

These codes are particularly useful when it comes to contactless payments, as they allow funds to be instantly transferred through a simple printout on restaurant bills or checkout counters. The year 2020 was a game-changer for QR codes, with high demand for safer, more convenient contactless payments fueling their growth.

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Retail Security Payments United States 207

Payments Dive

MARCH 29, 2018

Mobile payments continue to expand, making it important for operators of unattended retail equipment to invest in the technology. A speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas urged his fellow industry executives to get on board with the trend.

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Las Vegas Retail Mobile Payments 220

Bank Innovation

AUGUST 23, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— Contactless, cashless payments are on the rise in retail, driven forward as payment companies like Mastercard and Visa increase support for these solutions. This is according to Steve Herbert, CEO and Chairman for USA Technologies during the company’s most recent quarterly earnings, reported yesterday.

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Technology Payments Capital Retail 236

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Canadian global point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce firm Lightspeed is teaming up with Silicon Valley payments platform Stripe to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants in the U.S. Restaurants and retailers will be able to process in-store payments and personalize readers with their own branding. .

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Retail Payments Online Customer Experience 184

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

As part of those efforts, the lab is being used to explore “whether there is a role for a digital Australian dollar — that is, an Australian [central bank digital currency (CBDC)] — in the context of the bank’s responsibilities for issuing the currency and overseeing the payments system.”. The language is interesting — and noteworthy.

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Retail Payments Bitcoin Policies 219

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

As long as checkout and payments are part of the plan. In one sense, that describes the situation for mobile commerce — specifically, retail apps — as 2020 looms. New research from PYMNTS and LISNR digs deep into consumer views of mobile retail apps. The best is yet to come. Five or Fewer Apps.

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Retail Mobile Payments Comparison 189

PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 13, 2018

Retailers must be aware of what's changing in payments to better serve their customers. That was the overarching message to retailers from a group of executives on a panel at the recent Oracle Industry Connect in New York City.

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New York City New York Technology Payments 294

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. Gojek Debuts POS System for Indonesian Merchants That Accepts Cashless Payments. IBM Acquires Canadian FinTech Expertus.

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Technology System social media Payments 240

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In payments, digital marketplaces are serving as virtual storefronts and helping small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) survive – but bringing real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. And in retail, Amazon ’s sales of clothing and apparel have been on the uptick in the past few years.

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Retail Technology Maine Mobile 148

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and video onboarding have shown promise in facing identity fraud, but each is vulnerable when implemented on its own. Nike ’s digital sales surged in Q1, while the sportswear brand also saw an uptick in its connected fitness business. All this, Today in Data.

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Technology Innovation Retail Video 153

Payments Dive

MARCH 15, 2018

Ricardo Belmar, senior director, worldwide enterprise product marketing at InfoVista, has been entrenched in the world of networks, technology and retail customer experience for decades.

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Retail Mobile Customer Experience Payments 225

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

And in tech, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are starting to make more significant gains in the retail world. 1.8B: Amount that virtual reality will generate through retail and marketing in 2022. . 1.8B: Amount that virtual reality will generate through retail and marketing in 2022. All this, Today in Data.

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Retail Innovation Technology Data 141

Payments Dive

APRIL 5, 2018

One of the best-attended educational sessions at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas focused on how payment technology innovations — namely mobile payments — are impacting customer expectations.

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Las Vegas Customer Experience Mobile Retail 333

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

The rise in online shopping amid the pandemic is making digital payment options essential to healthy cash flow. And shoppers want technology solutions like self-checkout in post-COVID-19 retail environments, while healthcare companies are teaming with pharmacies to provide patients with access to primary care clinics.

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Retail Innovation Payments Data 136

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Mobile payments have long been billed as the next big thing. The problem, Brett Narlinger , Blackhawk Network ’s head of global commerce, told Karen Webster, is that most consumers weren’t really looking for a new payments form factor that they could only use on certain devices or at a short list of places. Narlinger said.

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Mobile Retail Apple Payments 289

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Retail is now about logistics and the last mile.

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Retail Online Maine Branding 309

ATM Marketplace

JANUARY 23, 2020

Self-service technology allows retailers to meet customer expectations established by the pioneering tech efforts of brand's, like Starbucks. These installations take diverse forms, a CES panel demonstrated.

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Retail Technology Meeting Branding 104

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

PAAY has rolled out a partner platform to let merchants and payment providers implement and track EMV 3DS, a standard that aims to help prevent unauthorized card-not-present (CNP) transactions, throughout different merchant accounts. Gluck, a 25-year veteran in the emerging payments space, led teams at Mastercard before joining PAAY.

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Technology User Experience Fraud Comparison 248

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We are taking advantage of unused capacity,” Cooler Screens Chief Technology Officer Rob Dravenstott told PYMNTS in a recent interview. “We We are essentially taking glass doors that were probably underutilized and not asking the retailer for any additional physical space.”. sales lift is not a common thing.”.

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Retail Innovation Video Chicago 277

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Emotions play a significant role in all human endeavors, and that certainly goes for payments and commerce. Indeed, the role of emotions in payments and commerce in this digital age looks sure to grow even more. Retailers and companies involved in retail-and-payments-related ecosystems are getting into the facial recognition game, too.

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Retail Payments Analysis Software 185

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Is the store register on its way out in favor of other retail and payments innovation? In case you didn’t hear, Target faced a register outage that lasted for about 90 minutes on Sunday (June 16), which meant the retail chain couldn’t process cards or other forms of payment.

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Retail Payments Metro Software 138

Payments Dive

JULY 6, 2017

The retail landscape is evolving rapidly as emerging technologies and trends are changing expectations of the in-store experience. As retailers look to find their place in this brave new world, many are now seeing payments as an opportunity.

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Retail Trends Technology Payments 304

Payments Dive

APRIL 16, 2018

Long-term structural trends mean that retailers must address decreasing revenues and escalating costs, while evolving the in-store experience to meet the demands of the connected consumer.

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Retail Technology Mobile Meeting 150

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

In an interview with Karen Webster, Will Byrne, CEO of omnichannel solutions provider Worldnet , pointed to what he termed the “Uberization of the payment experience.” In other words, the notion of “unattended” need not be confined to the self-service kiosk-driven environment in a retail establishment. The Partnership Model.

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Retail Payments Online Course 148

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. Faster and more streamlined payments could be the key to the future of shopping.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Rakuten , a Japanese tech company specializing in digital eCommerce solutions for retailers, is introducing a new subsidiary to bolster physical stores. Tentatively called Rakuten DX, the new unit will launch schemes for digital transformation at retailers’ physical shops, Rakuten said in a statement on Monday (Nov.

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