Look no farther than bookstores like Borders or Barnes & Noble to see the impact of Amazon’s disruption in the publishing world. But a new website in the U.K. is aiming to give local bookstores a fighting chance against the eCommerce giant. Get the Full...
Imagotag, a subsidiary of Store Electronic Systems (SES), an electronic shelf labels supplier, just sealed an exclusive agreement in Germany with a mysterious “leading international retailer.” The €35m contract, which is one of the world’s largest ESL roll-out agreements to date according to Imagotag’s website,...
Ingenico and Google are banding together to help European merchants grow relationships, and sales, beyond their own borders. 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...
Upstart financial institutions have been using technology to encroach on areas typically the province of China’s state-run banks, according to a senior central bank researcher. And the country’s regulators should set up rules allowing those traditional firms to create online finance units to battle that...
An almost half century of growth is good by any count – and as McDonald’s is learning this week, all good things must come to an end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
After years of policies geared the other way, American Express will no long prohibit merchants who accept their card from steering consumers to their rivals at Visa and MasterCard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
What do merchants want? Knowledge – specifically as it pertains to accepting EMV payments. When do they want it? Well, they should get it as soon as possible, because the liability shift occurs in October. Neil Randel, CEO of First American Payment Systems, shared with...
The EMV certification process is not a particularly easy one, and it only gets more difficult as the liability shift deadline approaches. For merchants who maybe have waited to get started, the solution may lie in a semi-integrated solution like the one that TSYS has...
Walmart’s investment in mobile technology and eCommerce is finally paying off, and the results have left even the company’s employees in shock. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
