The global mobile POS market is still on fire, with analysts predicting double-digit growth through 2018. But what’s driving that growth also happens to be what will define who’ll win in the end. Ingenico’s Jean Marc Thienpont, EVP Mobile Payments Solutions and COO of ROAM,...
More hospitals and physicians practices are combining charges for various services into single bills as opposed to billing patients or insurers separately for the various aspects of their care. Though bundling has shown to reduce costs, many commercial insurers have been hesitant to support the...
Alibaba – the Chinese e-commerce mega-retailer that is preparing for an IPO widely forecasted to be one of the biggest money makers in the history of international commerce –has just dipped its first toe into selling directly to U.S. consumers with the launch of 11...
Check 21 payment firm CheckAlt announced this week that it had acquired the ERAS subsidiary from Diebold, Incorporated. According to a company press release, CheckAlt will now have a stronger foothold not only in the Check 21 industry, but also in item and payment processing...
In a distinction best labeled dubious, national Chinese food chain P.F. Chang’s now joins Neiman-Marcus, Target, Michaels and Sally Beauty Supply as the fifth major retail chain to suffer a massive data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
China Telecom announced earlier this week that it had selected digital security company Gemalto to assist in its UpTeq Multi-Tenant NFC SIM. Specifically, Gemalto will support China Telecom’s commercial rollout of mobile contactless services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Online competition is hammering brick-and-mortar stores, as in-store sales continue to fall. To protect their market shares, U.S. department stores must generate 2 percent top-line growth, a new Fitch Ratings report suggests. Ironically, mu
Due to an increase in cyber crime in Kenya, prepaid card holders are becoming more hesitant on using their cards to make purchases. According to data from Central Bank, the number of prepaid card transactions slowed month-on-month from October 2013 to February 2014. Specifically, the...
Taxi drivers from London to Madrid plan to bring traffic to a halt this afternoon, across Europe’s most popular shopping and tourist locations, in protest of Uber, reports Bloomberg. The San Francisco ride-sharing app poses a threat to traditional taxi services globally, as its reach expands to...
