Mastercard, Oracle team up on digital payments for stores, e-commerce

The partnership aims to provide retailers with a unified approach to in-store and online payments, starting with a Qkr! and Masterpass mobile app.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 27, 2017

Survey: Digital transformation 2017's top priority for many retailers

Just over 50% of respondents have either not defined or not started implementing a digital transformation strategy, though progress varies by region.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 23, 2017

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The state of loss prevention in retail

The types of losses attributed to retail theft has become more apparent — as is the need for more in-depth reporting and prevention strategies. 

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Alibaba, offline giant Bailian team up on far-reaching retail tech initiative

The companies will leverage big data capabilities to boost integration between offline stores, merchandise, logistics and payment tools to improve efficiency and enhance consumer experience.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 20, 2017

IBM, Visa partner to embed payment capabilities into Watson-enabled IoT devices

More than 6,000 companies with Watson-driven Internet of Things architectures can integrate payments across product lines using Visa Token Service technology.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 20, 2017

Rise of the learning machines: How AI is becoming the newest weapon in the fraud fight

While artificial intelligence is synonymous with customer interaction tools like chatbots and Amazon’s Alexa, it also can wage battle against payment and transaction fraud — both in stores and online.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 13, 2017

Square rolls out retailer-focused POS platform, toolbox

Square for Retail features a point-of-sale app with a search-based interface for faster checkout, as well as a smart customer directory, real-time inventory management tools and other features.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 8, 2017

Amazon Payments users hit 33M, transactions nearly double

Customers in more than 170 countries used the payment processing platform in 2016, with transaction volume peaking on Cyber Monday.

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 7, 2017

Google ends pilot of Hands Free payment app

Hands Free relies on WiFi, Bluetooth and location services to help connect users to participating retailers, letting them complete purchases just by saying the phrase "I'll pay with Google."

By Dan O'Shea • Feb. 2, 2017

Target readying in-store mobile payment services

Chief Information and Digital Officer Michael McNamara suggested payment features would be added to Target's popular Cartwheel app.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 25, 2017

5 technologies reshaping retail in 2017

Robotics and drone delivery are just two of the innovations poised to wield greater influence on retail operations this year.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 19, 2017

Equinox embeds support for Android Pay into all terminals

The terminal provider also claimed to be first to bring the latest version of the Google-backed payment solution to all its product lines, including the L5300 multi-lane terminals used by drugstore chain Walgreens.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 18, 2017

Verifone, FIS team to let consumers pay for purchases with rewards points

When shoppers present a loyalty-linked card payment on a Verifone device, it will prompt them if enough points are available to pay for items.   

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 12, 2017

Wal-Mart tries Scan and Go again to bypass checkout lines

The relaunched smartphone app only works at the mega-retailer's Rogers, AR location, but could revolutionize the way people shop across all of its stores.

By Keith Loria • Jan. 12, 2017

PayPal taps into Discover's tokenization, Cashback Bonus program

The new agreement allows Discover cardholders to use their Cashback Bonus at PayPal's online and mobile merchant partners.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 11, 2017

Diebold Nixdorf unveils small-footprint self-checkout system

The Extreme Self-Checkout Concept is less than 10 inches wide, supports cash card and contactless payments, and integrates an EMV chip reader to help mitigate card fraud.

By Dan O'Shea • Jan. 9, 2017

How Amazon Go will transform the grocery experience

The online behemoth's register-free store disrupts the landscape, but does more convenience take away from what food shopping has always been?

By Keith Loria • Jan. 9, 2017

MasterCard, Visa team up on tokenization

Digitizing or tokenizing card credentials is an important step to enabling payments on a massive scale through connected devices, wearables and the billions of machines that will make up the Internet of Things.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 15, 2016

PayPal aligns with Citigroup, FIS in bid to grow in-store mobile payment opportunities

While PayPal has been a major online player and has expanded into mobile in general, it historically lacked the relationships to make it a payment force in stores.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 15, 2016

5 tech trends that transformed retail in 2016

Artificial intelligence and related breakthroughs steered retailers toward more effective customer engagement, while virtual reality and augmented reality redefined how shoppers experience the world.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 15, 2016

How Amazon Go will revolutionize retail convenience

Eight retail experts share their perspectives on Amazon’s checkout-free grocery store and what it means for the future of brick and mortar.

By Jason Ankeny • Dec. 13, 2016

Panasonic unveils automated store checkout machine

The smart shopping basket detects merchandise placed in it, calculates the bill with each item added and empties the contents into a plastic bag.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 12, 2016

MasterCard, Wells Fargo team on service for merchants to send money to customers

Merchants can leverage the global personal payments platform to send customer rebates, e-marketplace payouts, shared economy payouts to sellers and more.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 6, 2016

Visa to acquire payment authenticator CardinalCommerce

The deal will enable Visa to expand Cardinal’s products and services globally and to boost fraud protection as digital payments expand to additional channels.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 2, 2016

MasterCard, Verifone team to offer instant financing at point of sale

Mastercard Installments, built on the open, cloud-based Verifone Commerce Platform, allows shoppers to activate an installment payment plan while at checkout.

By Dan O'Shea • Dec. 1, 2016

Shopping via mobile popular on Black Friday, paying by mobile definitely wasn't

Mobile payments were used for only 0.6% of in-store purchases nationwide, according to data from payments firm Cayan.

By Dan O'Shea • Nov. 29, 2016