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Point of Sale
Barclaycard And TouchBistro Partner For POS Payments
August 29, 2019

Barclaycard and TouchBistro have teamed up for point-of-sale (POS) solutions meant to improve customers’ experience in U.K. restaurants, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Voice-Assisted Retail Amps Up As Holidays Loom
August 29, 2019

As the all-important 2019 holiday shopping season looms for merchants, the area of voice is becoming hotter and more sophisticated, foreshadowing a trend that will almost certainly have retail significance in the fourth quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
The Magic Of Pasta Made With Vegetables (And Patience)
August 29, 2019

Kids love spaghetti and meatballs more or less universally, and have for most of remembered history. Parenting and food fads for kids have changed a lot over the last two decades, but the intrinsic appeal of spaghetti to children under the age of 10 is...

Retail
Moving Into The Sharing Economy With Self-Storage Platforms
August 29, 2019

While a student at the University of Missouri, Eric Laurent had to be moved out of his apartment by the end of July, but he couldn’t move into his new home until mid-August. “I was moving from place to place,” Laurent told PYMNTS in an...

Cross-border Payments
Flywire, VPBank Team Up To Simplify Cross-Border Tuition Payments
August 29, 2019

Vietnam Prosperity Bank (VPBank) and Flywire, a tuition payment company, have joined forces to make it easier for Vietnamese students to make international tuition payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Apple To Provide Independent Shops With Parts To Fix iPhones
August 29, 2019

Through a program that could ease the burden of Apple as well as authorized partners to fix broken charging ports and cracked screens, the tech company plans to start selling tools, parts and repair guides to independent stores to repair iPhones. The program is said...

Retail
Porsche Brings Subscription Service To Four More Cities
August 29, 2019

Expanding its flexible car ownership experiment even while other automakers pull back, Porsche is bringing its subscription service to four new U.S. cities. The brand is bringing on San Diego, Las Vegas, Toronto and Phoenix to the pilot offering that it began in Atlanta, Bloomberg...

Retail
Target Teams With Disney On Shopping Experience
August 29, 2019

Target has revealed it will launch its new Disney shop locations in 25 select Target stores in October. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Payment Methods
Why Spend Management Tools Matter For Field-Based Workers
August 29, 2019

Getting paid and reimbursed for expenses on time is directly related to employee satisfaction and retention. According to a study, 32 percent of SMBs have paid their employees late due to cash flow problems. And nearly one in five (18 percent) of employees who work...