Instacart is seeing in-store technologies impact grocery shoppers’ spending and loyalty. The aggregator’s CEO, Fidji Simo, noted in a letter shared with investors Wednesday (May 8) discussing its first-quarter 2024 earnings results that, according to merchants who have deployed the company’s Caper Cart smart self-checkout shopping carts, “people are seeking out stores” that...
There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to preferred payment mechanisms. That’s why businesses looking to expand internationally need to ensure that their strategic approach includes diversification of payment methods and the integration of local payment solutions. “You need to embrace local payment methods and prioritize them...
Across restaurants, grocers and nongrocery retailers, self-service is gaining ground, and merchants are making smarter choices about how they apply it. Take the restaurant industry, where a key concern is balancing efficiency and service. Bite, a self-service kiosk provider serving fast-casual, quick-service restaurants and convenience stores,...
Andy McHale, senior director of product and market strategy at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that online platforms offer advantages to all stakeholders — and they can offer an optimal payments experience. But, as he remarked, “when we talk about platforms, marketplaces or [independent software vendors (ISVs)] —...
May 08, 2024
There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to preferred payment mechanisms. That’s why businesses looking to expand internationally need to ensure that their strategic approach includes diversification of payment methods and the integration of local payment solutions. “You need to embrace local payment methods and prioritize them unless you want to have a lot of cart abandonment,” […]
April 12, 2024
Across restaurants, grocers and nongrocery retailers, self-service is gaining ground, and merchants are making smarter choices about how they apply it. Take the restaurant industry, where a key concern is...
April 11, 2024
Andy McHale, senior director of product and market strategy at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that online platforms offer advantages to all stakeholders — and they can offer an optimal payments experience. But,...
April 04, 2024
As inflation persists, so does sticker shock. For merchants seeking to close the sale, financing offered at the point of sale — before the purchase is made — can help...
April 04, 2024
Visa and Skipify partnered to streamline consumers’ checkout experience with Skipify’s next-generation digital wallet. The collaboration will enable Skipify customers in a growing number of global markets to link Visa Click to Pay cards with their Skipify Connected Wallet, the companies said in a Thursday (April 4) press release. When this direct connection is enabled, Skipify’s identity-powered wallet will recognize the […]
May 09, 2023
Cannabis firms Aeropay and KindTap have teamed to offer digital credit at checkout. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 9), marries Aeropay’s digital payment capabilities with KindTap’s consumer credit solution. “In...
May 02, 2018
Consumers are increasingly turning to their mobile devices for their eCommerce purchases as a percentage of overall sales are set to skyrocket. In fact, sales through mobile eCommerce channels are...
April 05, 2016
Demandware has partnered with Moovweb to integrate its pre-built mobile checkout integration so its customers can offer more frictionless checkout options and understand where there may be gaps in their systems. The goal of...
