Point of Sale

Apple Pay
Apple Watch Will Use A Four-Digit PIN For Payments
January 15, 2015

Apple Watch will use a four-digit passcode that users must type before making Apple Pay payments, CSO Australia reported on Wednesday (Jan. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cybersecurity
First Data Plugs Into UL Tools For EMV Migration
January 14, 2015

With the clock ticking down toward the October 2015 deadline for retailers to accept EMV chip payment cards, First Data said it will offer its customers EMV testing tools that have been certified by Visa and MasterCard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

American History’s Invisible Innovator
January 13, 2015

“There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton’s monument, look around. You are living in it.” -George Will Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross-border Payments
In Japan, An HR Conglomerate Uses Payments To Get A Foot In The Door
January 13, 2015

Small-business point-of-sale products can come from unexpected places — but from a Human Resources conglomerate based in Japan? That’s the improbably source for a rapidly growing POS product, according to Tech in Asia. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Apple Pay’s Canadian Plans
January 12, 2015

Apple Pay is heading north, with a Canadian launch planned for early 2015, according to sources cited by 9to5 Mac.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Merchant Innovation
Taco Bell Runs For The Mobile
January 12, 2015

Taco Bell is trying to drive mobile ordering by offering customers a free Doritos Locos Taco with each mobile purchase made in January, Mobile Commerce Daily reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

How Merchants Plan To Turn Good Ideas Into Best Practices
January 10, 2015

Starting today, scores of merchants, technologists, financiers, analysts, journalists and all-around retail enthusiasts descend on Manhattan for “Retail’s Big Show” –  NRF’s annual event. By the looks of the agenda, it seems most participants are helping retailers prepare for an increasingly demanding and connected consumer....

Company Profile
Meet The New Kids On The (US EMV) Block
January 09, 2015

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Europe
UK’s Troubled Tesco May Sell Retail Data Miner Dunnhumby For $3B
January 09, 2015

U.K. supermarket giant Tesco said Thursday (Jan. 8) that it will dump nearly 100 stores, lay off thousands of employees, and possibly sell Dunnhumby, the customer-data subsidiary responsible for the chain’s highly successful loyalty program, The Guardian reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...