There are many mental images one could associate with Canada and Canadians. Scenic vistas, moose, skiing, and maple syrup, for example. But monikers like “digitally savvy” or “mobile enthusiasts” maybe not so much, though in recent weeks the Canadian mobile market has gotten a bit...
Kohl’s is the latest retailer to hop aboard the Apple Pay bandwagon, joining a constantly evolving list of big names. But its fall rollout will also include a unique aspect, as Kohl’s plans to integrate its Kohl’s Charge private credit card and its Yes2You Rewards loyalty program within Apple...
The MalumPOS malware is a newly discovered attack tool with the ability to steal payment data from point-of-sale systems running a popular type of Oracle software, Trend Micro threat analyst Jay Yaneza said in a recent blog post. Its prime target is Oracle’s MICROS platform,...
TSYS announced Monday (June 8) that it has enhanced its card production capabilities with an eye on the October 2015 transition to EMV and chip cards in an effort to help businesses navigate the liability shifts that will occur with that transition. The company, which...
This week PayPal accomplished a minor miracle, insofar as it managed to partially break the Internet without officially joining the Kardashian/Jenner family. However, for those of us who are not Kardashian-Jenners, all publicity is not good publicity, and this week’s collection of headlines likely had...
Ahead of the October 2015 transition to the EMV liability standards, Intuit is offering the QuickBooks Mobile EMV Card reader, currently available to small businesses via pre-order. Intuit said Tuesday (June 2) that its $30 reader integrates sales transactions within QuickBooks Online, and also with desktops,...
While late 2014 and early 2015 were largely “The Apple Pay Show,” as far as Apple fans, financial services geeks and tech bloggers were concerned — by Spring new favorites had cropped up to steal some of that laser-like focus on Apple’s foray into the...
Visa Checkout, an online checkout service that Visa launched nearly a year ago, announced yesterday (May 19) the addition of several new merchants, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Fandango, Sundance Catalog and Williams-Sonoma in the U.S., among others. In Australia, Pizza Hut, Ticketek and BONDS will accept Visa Checkout,...
NCR, the consumer transaction technology business, announced in a press release the North American launch of the NCR Orderman7, its smartphone-like and newest mobile point-of-sale (POS) solution, especially made for the hospitality industry. It doesn’t take long to figure out the origin of the name Orderman7....
