One cold walk to the bus or train station is bad enough for commuters – no one wants to have to repeat the trip to recover a forgotten ticket. But thanks to mobile commerce, the typical commuter pain may soon become a thing of the...
What began as a way to give micro-merchants a path to digital is now a superhighway for enabling a variety of important retail business functions for SMBs. The latest PYMNTS mPOS Tracker™ charts how developers are embedding inventory tracking, ordering recommendations and more into mPOS...
It’s tempting for small merchants to see cash through rose- (or should we say green-) tinted glasses, but major industry players think it’s time to break up the love affair — or, at least, give both parties some distance. Players like Mastercard are encouraging micro...
No one knows what the future holds. In life, certainly, but especially in technology — and especially in payments technology. From wampum to pieces of eight to greenbacks to mobile devices and NFC, the conduits and ways we pay are constantly evolving. No one holds...
NCR and Samsung Electronics America announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 8) of the launch of NCR Silver Quantum, an all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) station featuring an integrated payment device that comes equipped with mobile wallet acceptance capability, customer display, a loyalty scanner and a Samsung Galaxy...
Rewards card? Meh. Most consumers are members of more loyalty programs than they care to track, let alone spend enough using to actually receive worthwhile rewards. In the latest mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS interviews Derrick Fung, co-founder and CEO of loyalty app Drop, about how the...
Whether a company is looking to expand its customer base by debuting a new product or into a new geographic market, sometimes it is easier to get by with help from a strategic partner. In the November edition of the mPOS Tracker™, PYMNTS explores how...
Square is rolling out a point-of-sale (POS) device for larger merchants, according to a press release. Priced at $999, the company says its Square Register solution is a versatile, fully integrated POS that works for any business. According to the press release, Square Register boasts a...
On Tuesday (Oct. 24), UL Transaction Security announced news of the launch of its Web-Based Host Test Tool (wHTT), a payment host testing system engineered to allow companies to discover flaws in their own payment platforms. The Web-Based Host Test Tool simplifies the process of testing payment...