November 11, 2019
Tesco Launches Amazon-Style Subscription Program
Tesco is taking on the competition by adding a subscription option to its Clubcard loyalty program. Originally launched in 1995, Clubcard helped Tesco beat its competitors to become the U.K.’s...
October 29, 2019
Tesco In Britain Adds Loyalty Card As Amazon Fresh Becomes...
British supermarket group Tesco has announced it’s offering a loyalty subscription plan for customers, in an attempt to stay competitive with German-owned discounters. Reuters is reporting that Tesco will be...
September 17, 2019
UK Credit Card APR Soars To Nearly 25 Pct.
Interest rates on credit card balances in the U.K. are the highest they have been in 13 years, according to a report by the Financial Times. Lenders in the country have...
July 12, 2019
Libra Resistance And Gig Early Pay Top Week’s News
Top News Mastercard Launches Early Pay Option For Gig Workers According to a recent study conducted by PYMNTS and Mastercard, of the 38.7 percent of the U.S. workforce engaged in...
July 09, 2019
Innovating With Cashierless Checkout In The UK
Tesco, among other British grocers, is working to bring cashierless shopping to the public in the age of Amazon Go. In other retail news, buy buttons have become so ubiquitous...
July 08, 2019
Cashierless Innovation In Retail Gets A Fresh Boost In The...
Can cameras replace cashers in retail? The grocery industry is making a go of it. The latest effort comes from the U.K. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report,...
March 27, 2019
For Suppliers, Buyer Risk Goes Beyond Late Payments
Late payments may dominate the headlines as the biggest worry for suppliers — especially smaller vendors. But lengthy payment terms and missed invoice payments are not the only risk that B2B...
February 14, 2019
CaixaBank Brings Facial Recognition To ATMs; Tesco Bank Unveils Apple...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the introduction of automated teller machines (ATMs) with facial recognition technology from Spain’s CaixaBank....
February 05, 2019
Deep Dive: Fighting Fraud At The Genetic Level
To fight fraud effectively, financial institutions need to clearly understand it, right down to its DNA. The Digital Banking Tracker's includes a Deep Dive on how banks can use a...