American Express said Thursday (July 9) that it has launched Amex Express Checkout, through which U.S. cardmembers can check out quickly online by using their AmericanExpress.com login. In the release the company stated that, in conjunction with participating online merchants, cardmembers can use their Amex ID...
EMVCo, the industry governing body that oversees standards related to the EMV chip cards and payments including tokenization and 3D Secure, said eight new members have joined its consortium. In a press release Wednesday (July 8), EMVCo named the new members who joined its associate...
In-store beacons — technology that tracks in-store visitors and sends offers their way through their smart devices — are having a significant and effective impact in reaching moms within the Millennial generation, according to inMarket. As reported by VentureBeat, inMarket, which is a beacon platform,...
As the payments landscape evolves and EMV’s liability shift looms here in the U.S., questions arise as to the suitability of EMV in the restaurant setting. Datacap says it does indeed suit the situation, and offers up a really great reason why: it’s the fastest...
Amid growing competition in China’s huge e-commerce market, and with an eye on online-offline services, Baidu is poised to spend billions on its group buying platform and other initiatives. But is the company, up against Alibaba and on the heels of its $1 billion investment...
As more consumers engage with retailers through multiple channels — with an ever-increasing range of payment methods and devices — retailers are faced with added challenges, including heightened exposure to fraud risk and increased complexity of fraud management. And, according to a recent ACI Worldwide study...
Apple Pay’s expansion into the U.K. will start next month with 250,000 merchant locations accepting the mobile payment option. And while some say that 2015 will be “the year of Apple Pay,” Apple’s recently published FAQ on how things will actually work has dampened the general mood...
While there was a lot of excitement around card-linked offers when they were first introduced into the marketplace, things seem to have cooled — or at least quieted down. Souheil Badran, the newly appointed president and CEO of edo Interactive, agrees but believes that mobile can reignite...
Global payments provider First Data launched the Clover Mini, its new POS device for brick-and-mortar stores, yesterday (June 16). The device strives to create an “all-in-one” solution aimed at streamlining operations, expanding business and customer intelligence, and improving the customer experience. “Just as the smartphone changed the...
