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Retail
Can Sam’s Club Use Mobile Payments To Get Rid Of The Checkout Line?
July 18, 2016

Sam’s Club is rethinking in-store payments in a big way. The wholesale retailer’s new Scan & Go Feature may be aiming to make standing in line a thing of the past. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Frugal Consumers Buying More Off-Brand, Off-Price Products
July 18, 2016

Who doesn’t love a bargain? 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Merchant Innovation
Can B&M Line Extensions Give Shoppers A Reason To Stop By?
July 18, 2016

There seems to be a new form of retail mania sweeping the nation — that of nostalgia. Whenever a struggling brand needs to drum up a little publicity in its flagging products, reviving a long-dead line extension is never a bad idea. Get the Full...

Mobile Commerce
Is Paying With Cash More ‘Painful?’
July 18, 2016

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Merchant Innovation
Samsung’s New Galaxy Note 7 Expected To Feature Iris Scanning Technology
July 18, 2016

Samsung’s next smartphone/tablet, the Galaxy Note 7, is expected to include an iris scanner, according to several reports on Sunday (July 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Quiznos Gets New CEO — Again
July 18, 2016

Quiznos has a new CEO. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Merchant Innovation
Getting Cash From An ATM Could Get A Whole Lot Easier
July 18, 2016

It could be getting a whole lot easier to get cash out of ATMs, as FIS and ATM provider Payment Alliance International recently announced plans to bring Touch ID access to 70,000 ATMs across the U.S., according to a report from The Verge. Get the...

Europe
London Fund Manager Singing The Brexit Blues, Loudly
July 18, 2016

Richard Buxton, a top money manager in London, is predicting the Brexit fallout to be nothing short of “horrible” in ways that the city’s Square Mile has still not managed to fully grasp, as of yet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Virtual Payments A Boon For B2B And OTA Margins
July 18, 2016

Razor-thin margins are the hallmark of online travel agents. Virtual cards and virtual payments — via Ixaris and its new partnership with Amadeus — can help preserve and enhance those margins, according to Ixaris CEO Alex Mifsud.