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Aldi Tests Checkout-Free Store in London
Aldi Tests Checkout-Free Store in London
September 22, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. supermarket group Aldi is trying out a checkout-free store in London that lets customers walk out with their goods without ever having to pay...

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Google Pay Bolsters Mobile Payment System With New Bank Additions
Google Pay Bolsters Mobile Payment System With New Bank Additions
September 20, 2021  |  News

Digital wallet platform Google Pay has expanded access to include more than 80 banks in Switzerland, as well as financial institutions in Australia, Bulgaria, Chile,...

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Lula, Uber Eats to Provide On-Demand Convenience Store Delivery 
Lula, Uber Eats to Provide On-Demand Convenience Store Delivery 
September 20, 2021  |  Delivery

Convenience store delivery service Lula is collaborating with Uber Eats to offer on-demand delivery of convenience store items, according to a Monday (Sept. 20) report...

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Square Seeks Spain-Based Businesses for Beta Test of Omnichannel Tools
Square Seeks Spain-Based Businesses for Beta Test of Omnichannel Tools
September 16, 2021  |  Retail

Software, hardware and payments platform Square is seeking businesses in Spain to participate in the beta testing of its Early Access Program, which offers exclusive...

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Square Sellers Can Accept Payments With Cash App Pay
Square Sellers Can Accept Payments With Cash App Pay
September 13, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Sellers on Square can now accept payments through Cash App Pay, a new contactless payment method for online and offline transactions. The company announced the...

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High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
High Touch Beauty Industry Gets Bump From Touch Free Digital Payments
September 13, 2021  |  Digital Payments

When much of the U.S. shut down because of the pandemic in March 2020, the hands-on nature of the hair and beauty industries saw them...

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No Time to Wait: PYMNTS Data Show Consumers Eager to Skip Checkout Lines
No Time to Wait: PYMNTS Data Show Consumers Eager to Skip Checkout Lines
September 09, 2021  |  Retail

Call it a sign of the digital times, but new data show that in-store shoppers have come to expect digital features and a customer experience that are equivalent to what they’ve grown accustomed to when...

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Amazon to Pilot ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech at Whole Foods Locations
Amazon to Pilot ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech at Whole Foods Locations
September 08, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology will be trialed at Whole Foods locations in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood and Sherman Oaks, California, giving shoppers the...

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NFL Season 2021 Kicks Off With Cashless — and the Quarterback Who Is Not to Be Named
NFL Season 2021 Kicks Off With Cashless — and the Quarterback Who Is Not to...
September 04, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell famously wondered: “Is football a game or a religion?” We may finally get some answers when the NFL’s 2021 season officially...

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