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Mastercard and PrestaShop to Deploy Click to Pay in Europe
Payment Methods // April 29, 2024

ECommerce solution provider PrestaShop has partnered with Mastercard to offer Click to Pay in Europe. The Click to Pay functionality will be integrated into the PrestaShop platform for merchants based in France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom and then extended to other European and...

Amazon Licenses Just Walk Out Tech in Battle for Grocery Stores’ Loyalty
Amazon // April 17, 2024

Amazon is pushing sales of its Just Walk Out technology even as it pulls back on the checkout system in its own grocery stores, a move that comes as tech giants compete to own the Click-and-Mortar™ grocery experience. The company recently shifted away from the...

Stripe and Urban Outfitters Owner URBN Launch Payments Partnership
Retail // April 16, 2024

Financial infrastructure platform Stripe has launched a payments partnership with retail group URBN. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (April 16) will see is designed to offer a more consistent checkout experience for customers making online and in-person payments at retailers including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and FP Movement. “Payments are a critical...

Report: Target Adds Camera-Based Theft-Deterrent Tech to Self-Checkout Registers
Retail // April 08, 2024

Target is reportedly adding camera-based systems to its self-checkout registers to deter theft. The new technology detects items on scanners, alerts the shopper if an item is not scanned, and helps the company track the shopper if they fail to scan items even after being notified,...

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PayPal Sees Jump in Transactions Per Account as Fastlane Checkout Boosts Conversions

April 30, 2024
PayPal’s transactions per active account grew by double digits in the latest quarter, and debit spending boosted results, while easier, faster checkout boosted conversions. Total payment volumes were up 14% to $403.9 billion in the quarter, the company said in its most recent earnings supplementals, released Tuesday (April 30). Active accounts were up 0.4%, adding […]

3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball Game

March 30, 2024
Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out of their seats as possible....

Half of Online Shoppers Demand Easy Checkout Experiences

February 21, 2024
As merchants look to attract eCommerce customers, offering a simple, convenient checkout journey can be key to shopper acquisition and loyalty. By the Numbers For the study “The Online Features...

D2C Brands Find Quicker Checkout May Cause Friction for High-Value Purchases

February 21, 2024
While direct-to-consumer brands may generally find that less is more when it comes to consumers’ checkout experiences, Sonos has found that for the high-consideration items it sells, adding more steps...

Quick Reads
Mastercard and PrestaShop to Deploy Click to Pay in Europe

April 29, 2024
ECommerce solution provider PrestaShop has partnered with Mastercard to offer Click to Pay in Europe. The Click to Pay functionality will be integrated into the PrestaShop platform for merchants based in France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom and then extended to other European and international markets, the companies said in a Monday (April 29) […]

Stripe and Urban Outfitters Owner URBN Launch Payments Partnership

April 16, 2024
Financial infrastructure platform Stripe has launched a payments partnership with retail group URBN. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (April 16) will see is designed to offer a more consistent checkout experience for customers making...

Report: Target Adds Camera-Based Theft-Deterrent Tech to Self-Checkout Registers

April 08, 2024
Target is reportedly adding camera-based systems to its self-checkout registers to deter theft. The new technology detects items on scanners, alerts the shopper if an item is not scanned, and helps...

Payop Partners With Tink to Add Pay-by-Bank in Europe

March 27, 2024
Payop and Tink partnered to promote the adoption of pay-by-bank as a payment method across Europe. Payop added Tink’s pay-by-bank offering to the eCommerce checkout options it offers to European merchants, the companies...