Tag: payments

November 14, 2017

Delivering the promise of connected payments Insights from Kevin Freeguard, Vice President and Managing Director, Verifone UK & Ireland Digital desire is reshaping both online and physical checkouts. Connected commerce has moved beyond the ‘aspirational’ to become a prerequisite for […]

November 3, 2017

IFTTT noted that its survey results, which in some ways imply that shoppers aren’t ready to embrace a number of new retail technologies, come as many retailers are starting to get more comfortable investing more money in the latest technology […]

October 30, 2017

The retail industry is going through a major evolution. From e-commerce giants like Amazon to neighborhood mom and pop shops, retail is changing rapidly to fit the needs of today’s consumers. While the landscape may seem bleak for retailers competing […]

August 30, 2017

Dive Brief: Mastercard is bringing its contactless payments capability to Fitbit’s first smartwatch, which will allow wearers to pay for items by tapping the watch near a contactless payment terminal, according to a Mastercard press release. The Fitbit Ionic, which […]

July 28, 2017

In-app mobile payment features increased by 57% in the last year, according to a new study emailed to Retail Dive by Appy Pie, a DIY mobile app development platform that has helped create more than 2 million apps over the last […]

May 16, 2017

Point of sale (POS) software is basically the software used by brick and mortar shops when conducting sales. It may be connected to the cash register or installed in a computer or tablet to take the place of a cash […]

April 10, 2017

Overall, shoppers in Western Europe have shown little interest in mobile payments to date. In France, for example, more than half of smartphone users polled by Ifop in December 2016 said they were not willing to use mobile payments, even […]

April 6, 2017

In an attempt to woo the “unbanked” and “underbanked” population, Amazon recently launched Amazon Cash, a payment method on its platform which does not require credit or debit cards. This payment method will allow customers to add cash to their […]

March 31, 2017

If you have an online store, or plan to launch one soon, you likely are always thinking about ways to grow your venture and achieve your goals. While there are many different ways to do this such as concentrating on […]

March 24, 2017

Smart retailers have smart business apps in their arsenals. Here are eleven fantastic tools for retail businesses, all of which have free trials (or are free altogether). Hootsuite Staying on top of social media can make your head spin. Hootsuite […]

March 16, 2017

Over the last decade, there has been a huge growth in the e-commerce market, particularly in more recent years as increasing numbers of consumers have fallen in love with the convenience, and often price benefits, of shopping online. However, while […]

March 15, 2017

Cash and coins may not yet be a thing of the past, but if the big names in commerce have their way they’re sure on the path to obsolescence. The past year has seen a massive leap towards a cashless […]

January 13, 2017

Helzberg Diamonds is taking steps to ward off credit card fraud. The jeweler has implemented NCR Connected Payments to mitigate payment card theft and fraud risks for its customers. The cloud-based payment solution provides data and transmission protection, from PIN […]

December 27, 2016

Mobile wallets can provide many added benefits, not limited to cutting down the stack of credit cards collecting in their wallets. Despite the convenience factor and other benefits, mobile payments have seen slow adoption, with only 27 percent of consumers […]

December 16, 2016

MasterCard and Visa forged an agreement to speed the adoption of secure payment tokens by allowing the card networks to request tokenized payment credentials across one another’s digital wallet platforms. Under the agreement, Visa can request tokenized MasterCard payment credentials […]

December 2, 2016

Visa’s new acquisition promises consumers more digital security when making payments on their laptop, mobile app, or connected device. Visa is acquiring e-commerce payment authentication provider CardinalCommerce, a move that will enable the card issuer to deliver shoppers more secure, […]

November 17, 2016

Internet users are more likely to name credit cards as the safest payment method for their purchases, whether in-store or offline, than any other method. But the two channels had very different runners-up. According to July 2016 polling from merchant […]

November 4, 2016

Wal-Mart Stores and JP Morgan Chase announced a partnership to integrate the Chase Pay digital payment solution into the retailer’s Walmart Pay mobile application, enabling Chase customers to complete purchases and earn rewards at Walmart.com, within the Wal-Mart app and […]

October 25, 2016

Google has partnered with Visa and MasterCard to enable mobile payments via Android Pay at online merchants that already accept the card networks’ respective Visa Checkout and Masterpass digital wallet platforms, in an effort to expand Android Pay to more […]

October 25, 2016

A little over a year ago, the U.S. EMV liability shift took effect on October 1, 2015. The shift disrupted the credit card industry, directly influencing merchants’ businesses and the level of fraud liability risk to which they are exposed. […]