Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space might be wise to investigate their timing. As FIs have struggled to unlock flexible payment options to their customers during the purchase journey, their more agile competitors...
In the battle for the future of shopping, Sam’s Club is betting on artificial intelligence. Since January, the Walmart-owned retailer has rolled out AI-powered checkout technology at over 120 stores. Using a combination of AI, computer vision and digital tech, Sam’s Club’s system identifies what’s in a shopping cart, confirming customers...
Digital may have changed the face of retail, but consumers continue to want to shop in stores, demanding that even the most eCommerce-centric companies such as Shopify adapt. The commerce platform shared Wednesday (May 8) in an investor presentation accompanying its first-quarter 2024 financial results...
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,...
May 10, 2024
Financial institutions (FIs) looking to get a piece of the action in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space might be wise to investigate their timing. As FIs have struggled to unlock flexible payment options to their customers during the purchase journey, their more agile competitors have made it their value proposition. In contrast, FIs’ offerings […]
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%...
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....
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...
May 15, 2024
Celerant Technology now enables the users of its eCommerce platform to offer their customers buy now, pay later (BNPL) options when checking out in-store as well as online. The company has implemented additional integration functionalities with Sezzle to allow these options at the point of sale, in-store, Celerant said in a Wednesday (May 15) press release. The two companies had already partnered to offer BNPL options online, […]
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...
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...
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...
