2019’s three key payment technology trends
With consumer desire for speed and efficiency driving new payment technologies, here are the top trends retailers should focus on.
When I look back at...
Payments company Airwallex lands unicorn status
Payments fintech company Airwallex confirmed last week that it raised $100 million in series C funding led by DST Global, according to a company press...
Visa expands contactless payment app availability
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Visa on Wednesday announced that its Visa Tap to Phone product is available in over 15 markets and will expand to the United States next...
How the $160B gift card market can catch up to the modern age of...
The following is a guest post from Roy Erez, CEO and co-founder of Loop Commerce. Views are the author's own.
Retail has evolved rapidly over...
EBay adds Google Pay to online marketplace
EBay will add Google Pay to its list of payment options to give buyers and sellers another way to conduct transactions on the digital...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
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Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
M-commerce payments boosted by coronavirus effect on eWallets
The coronavirus pandemic’s massive boost to digital wallet services in the offline arena with OEM Pay has been a key driver here.
The two single...
PayPal enables Instant Transfer to banks for faster cash access
PayPal is rolling out a capability that allows PayPal users to instantly transfer money sent to them via PayPal into their bank accounts, a service...
Cashless bans could hinder Amazon Go expansion
San Francisco lawmakers are considering a proposal to ban cashless stores, including Amazon Go, reports CNBC. New Jersey and Philadelphia have enacted similar bans.The drafters...
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Will Self-Checkout Ever Win Over Its Critics?
Self-checkout stations show little signs of slowing their expansion across retail, yet critics only appear to be getting louder.
In a recent article in The Atlantic,...
American Express expands small business perks as it reportedly falls under federal investigation
Dive Brief:
Days before The Wall Street Journal reported federal investigators were looking into American Express' sales to business owners, the company introduced more incentives...
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices ......


