Cashierless checkout technology provider Grabango reportedly discontinued its operations after failing to secure funding. The company had signed deals with grocers and convenience stores, including Aldi, Circle K, Giant Eagle and 7-Eleven, and was seen as one of Amazon’s top competitors in the cashierless checkout...
Web provider GoDaddy has introduced a smaller point-of-sale (POS) tool for small businesses. Smart Terminal Flex, announced Thursday (April 25) is designed to fit inside an apron pocket while still helping businesses operate with more efficiency. The tool, the company said in a news release, is “ideal...
Lightspeed Commerce has unveiled a range of new features and updates aimed at simplifying and expanding operations for businesses in the retail and hospitality industries. These new solutions join the company’s point-of-sale (POS) and payments platform that serves retail, hospitality and golf businesses in more than...
Digital commerce company NCR Voyix has introduced a new self-checkout offering. The NCR Voyix Next Generation Self-Checkout Solution, announced in a news release Sunday (Jan. 14), was designed with the arrival of frictionless hybrid stores in mind, letting retailers “pivot quickly between assisted and self-checkout lanes or cash...
Cashierless technology like Amazon Go is becoming increasingly commonplace in the retail world, driven by the ongoing effects of the pandemic and consumer demand for convenience and improved in-store experience. In fact, PYMNTS has argued in a recent report that cashierless checkout is retail’s next...
Consumers and merchants are being let down by the current state of play in the traditional retail finance space — an “untouched” aspect of the checkout finance market, says Todd Latham, CEO at U.K. retail finance platform operator Divido. In an interview with PYMNTS, Latham...
No-cost payment processing company IntelliPay has announced the issuance of a patent for its point of sale (POS) processing, which allows government customers to make a single payment for transactions that would normally require two payments: one for the government invoice amount and another for...
U.S. Bank subsidiary Elavon has launched a point-of-sale (POS) platform for small businesses called the talech Register that handles both payments and businesses’ analytics. “The talech platform really is about making it easier for small business owners to get the information they need to make...
This week and for the first time since 2019, Londoners gathered for the annual Notting Hill carnival, a street festival and celebration of the city’s Caribbean cultures that typically draws over a million people and contributes upwards of $100 million to the U.K. economy. Behind...
