With events rolling out across the globe celebrating LGBTQ Pride Month throughout June, vendors are preparing to triple their average sales, while selling to crowds that no longer rely on cash. Yet, to entice customers, vendors must deliver fast, seamless payment experiences. In the June...
While some markets may be seeing relatively slower adoption of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) than others, there’s no denying that the overall popularity of mobile and contactless payments are growing fast among consumers. A recent analysis valued the global mPOS industry at $26 billion in 2018,...
Small and micro merchants that would otherwise have been priced out of the market by traditional, fixed POS systems have seen success with mPOS solutions. Their portability and low price points enable SMBs to participate in the commercial scene while presenting various payment options to...
When vendors set up shop at the three-day, 25,000-attendee, annual Anime Boston event, it’s not enough to just have the right stock of Naruto figurines and the latest manga releases. Winning business is just as much about reducing lines and payment friction points. In this...
While mobile wallet use has yet to take off in the U.S., that could all change soon. Younger generations are more likely to use the technology than aging populations, and, if this payment method becomes favored by rising generations, merchants will have to get on...
Shopify announced it has launched a new retail hardware collection to improve in-person shopping for some of the world’s fastest-growing brands and their customers. “We’ve helped merchants successfully build and grow their online stores for 14 years, and now we’re the best partner to help...
Consumers want to be able to use their smartphones to scan or look products up and make payments — even when they are shopping at their neighborhood markets. Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions have emerged to help them do just that, enabling convenient and frictionless experiences at small to medium-size...
Girl Scouts mobilize nationwide from January to March each year, setting up pop-up booths outside of grocery stores and subway stations to sell cookies and raise funds for their troops. The cookies are popular enough to even inspire Thin Mint-flavored coffees from major brands like Dunkin’ – but sales often...
The use of contactless payments is heating up worldwide, and retailers are looking to their mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) providers to help them prepare. Meeting this need can be tricky (for one, contactless-enabled mPOS terminals must meet certain requirements to gain EMVCo 3.0 certification), but solution...