In Africa, small to mid-sized enterprises are an engine of the overall economy. As noted on the International Trade Centre’s website, more than 70 percent of Africans work for small firms with fewer than 20 employees. With expanded payments options, these merchants can more nimbly...
Many American merchants consider coffee their liquid gold. But despite the draw, if they’re cash-only, they can expect to bust. That’s why, for smaller QSRs, when it comes to POS systems, the need for an intuitive and easy-to-learn mPOS system is often crucial. In the...
Americans didn’t exactly rush to adopt contactless payments from the get-go. But, if worldwide trends are anything to go by, that could soon change. Globally, at least, the influence of contactless payments is on the rise. Recently released research projects that contactless payments will be...
When it comes to accepting payments, merchants in the food and beverage (F&B) industry have varying needs. While larger merchants want solutions that can provide them with extensive data, smaller merchants often want solutions that are intuitive and easy to use. In the latest Mobile...
Collecting train tickets, opening and closing coach doors, ensuring passengers’ safety and various other duties are all part of a busy commuter rail conductor’s workflow. That can all grind to a halt, however, if a tourist, new resident or someone unfamiliar with the system wants...
Square announced it is opening its Reader hardware to developers, enabling them to build their own custom checkout and point of sale experiences. “While we’ve built some of the best point of sale software on the market, we know that many industries have niche needs,...
From Jamaica to Canada, mPOS solution providers are seeing growth in adoption among cash-centric businesses. That kind of growth is slated to continue, with researchers predicting that by 2023, the volume of mPOS transactions will increase threefold over an estimated 28 billion in 2018. In...
A new report has found that the global installed base of point-of-sale (POS) terminals grew to almost 109 million units in 2017. “The world is continuously shifting from coin and paper-based payments, such as cash and checks, to electronic forms, such as payment cards and...
For SMBs, “cash-only” can be a double-edged sword: instant access to funds at the cost of turning away card-holding customers who can spend more than the money in their pockets. In the latest mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS examines providers’ efforts to solve for both, including an...