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The Payment Shift Retailers Can’t Ignore: Cash, Cards…or Crypto?

In-store shopping is back, with physical retail on track to reach 80% of global retail sales this year. Competition is surging too,…

Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

The power of social media in ecommerce is palpable. Shares, recommendations and actual transactions on channels like Instagram and TikTok are indispensable…

Retail and Healthcare: A Relationship that Today’s Technology can Promote, Strengthen and Expand

Healthcare and retail are being combined in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. By one estimate, the U.S. retail…

How Retailers Can Use AI to Improve Customer Experience and Build Trust

In the U.S., ecommerce spending is estimated to reach $1.7 trillion by 2027 – representing over 20% of overall retail sales. Additionally,…

Physical Retail Environments will be Transformed by the Widespread Adoption of AR Glasses

The incoming adoption of augmented reality (AR) glasses has the potential to transform life as we know it — and that includes…

Sephora Debuts Contactless Payment via Associates’ iPhones

Sephora will be the first U.S. retailer to offer Tap to Pay on iPhone, which allows associates to accept contactless payments using…

Capturing the Growing Spending Power of Gen Z and Gen Alpha

Gen Z and their younger counterparts in Gen Alpha are often referred to as “digital natives.” But what exactly does that mean?…

PayPal Names Intuit Exec as New President/CEO

PayPal Holdings has named long-time Intuit executive Alex Chriss as its new President and CEO, effective Sept. 27, 2023. The appointment follows…

7 Banks Team Up to Create Digital Wallet, Challenging PayPal and Apple Pay

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and the four other banks behind the money transfer network Zelle are developing a digital…

Apple ‘Tap to Pay’ Expands Retailers’ Contactless Payment Options

Beginning later this year, U.S. retailers will be able to accept contactless customer payments on their Apple iPhones via its new Tap…

Exclusive Q&A: Not Your Father’s Vending Machine

Technology has supported the creation of cashierless stores in the form of Amazon Go and its competitors, but totally unattended retail requires…

Target Adds 6 Mobile And Contactless Payment Methods

Target is expanding its payment capabilities, adding Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and contactless options from Visa, Mastercard and Discover. The…

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