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For some people paying by phone is already the last big thing, and they’ve moved on to paying by palm. Swedish students are now paying with the palms by using Quixter, a truly unique POS device that authorizes payments by scanning the unique patter of...
Earlier in the month, ROAM was the highest-ranking mPOS terminal vendor within ABI Research’s mPOS Competitive Assessment. A major part of the company’s strategy is to sell to continue to sell to a particular market without limiting themselves to other opportunities. The London-based research firm...
There’s a new FanWise technology that was introduced this week which allows vending or arcade games to get paid by a Tweet or a Facebook post. “This is important because now consumers can enjoy a new cashless payment solution at your machine. And it’s not...
The payments rumor mill is on fire with speculation that Square is up for sale. We thought it would be fun to take a look at the potential slate of Square’s suitors - what they bring to the table and why Square might want to...
Andy Laudato, SVP and CIO at Pier 1, believes that “retail hasn’t changed in thousands of years until 1994 with Amazon.com,” he told Computer Weekly. With sites like Pinterest, Laudato says that customers are now arranging products on ‘boards’ versus in-stores. “There are limitless ways...
Developed and emerging markets are heading down two different paths when it comes to consumer use of mPOS devices, according to ROAM’s CEO Ken Paull. In a recent podcast interview with Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster, Paull elaborated on these findings and what’s next...
North American Bancard’s mobile point-of-sale solution PayAnywhere announced PayAnywhere Storefront, a touchscreen tablet with built-in credit card reader. “This is a huge step forward for the SMB market, as it enables independent businesses to better analyze activity and adapt their overall business and marketing strategies...
Global Payments is refocusing its efforts on beefing up its direct sales channel as a result of ISOs abandoning it for other options. Could its recent PayPros acquisition help sure up this new and now critically important distribution channel?
