Connected Commerce news and trends

Verifone Adds SoftPOS to New Payment Acceptance Tools
Payments Innovation // January 09, 2025

Connected commerce platform Verifone has introduced a new set of payment devices. Verifone Victa, as the collection is known, was announced Thursday (Jan. 9) along with a SoftPOS solution called Verifone Tap and new biometrics capabilities. The company plans to showcase the products next week...

 Surge in Brick-and-Mortar Commerce Will Spur POS Innovation
POS Innovation // January 03, 2025

Call it a renaissance for brick-and-mortar commerce. The rebound of in-store browsing and buying may scarcely seemed imaginable just a few years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, where it seemed that clicking on the buy button was here to stay as, really, the...

From Omnichannel to Open Banking: PYMNTS’ Most Quotable Quotes of 2024
Connected Economy // December 31, 2024

Here at PYMNTS our main focus is exactly what the name says. But to our CEO Karen Webster’s credit, she saw that the digital shift that was happening in banking and the payments sector would be so dramatic that it needed to be set against...

Discover Global Network: Connected Devices lead the way to the Future of Commerce
Connected Economy // November 04, 2024

From touchless digital payments experiences to connected vehicles, technology provides opportunities for innovation and collaboration across many industries, including payments. Connected devices offer consumers the ability to quickly adopt digital payments. For instance, during the pandemic, consumer behavior started to shift the expectation of integrated...

Interviews & Exclusives
Discover Global Network: Connected Devices lead the way to the Future of Commerce

November 04, 2024
From touchless digital payments experiences to connected vehicles, technology provides opportunities for innovation and collaboration across many industries, including payments. Connected devices offer consumers the ability to quickly adopt digital payments. For instance, during the pandemic, consumer behavior started to shift the expectation of integrated experiences. Julius Alexander III, head of emerging payments at Discover® […]

Discover Global Network Points to Social Commerce as Example of Shopping’s Digital Transformation

August 12, 2024
The lines between social interaction and commerce are increasingly blurred, and they show no signs of separating, at least not anytime soon. “Social commerce takes the entire shopping experience, from...

Amazon Upgrades Checkout AI to Boost Third-Party Adoption

July 31, 2024
As Amazon looks to license its Just Walk Out checkout system to more stores, the eCommerce giant is upgrading the artificial intelligence model to improve accuracy. The company announced in...

New Look at Geolocation Helps Physical Stores Compete in a Digital World

July 15, 2024
Customer expectations are perpetually evolving — meaning the experiences they are offered should, too. Innovation is the key to staying ahead, especially within the digitally transformed retail landscape. Against that...

Quick Reads
TradeCentric Debuts New Tool for Shopify B2B Users

January 15, 2025
B2B connected commerce firm TradeCentric has a new offering for Shopify B2B users. The company’s ShopifyB2B Connector, announced Wednesday (Jan. 15), is part of TradeCentric’s quarterly product rollout. “We’re excited to launch the TradeCentric Shopify B2B Connector, a solution aimed at streamlining transactions between buyers and suppliers,” Steve Frechette, chief product and technology officer at TradeCentric, said in a news release. “Our […]

Verifone Adds SoftPOS to New Payment Acceptance Tools

January 09, 2025
Connected commerce platform Verifone has introduced a new set of payment devices. Verifone Victa, as the collection is known, was announced Thursday (Jan. 9) along with a SoftPOS solution called...

Square Makes Orders Platform Generally Available to Sellers in US

October 08, 2024
Square’s new Orders platform is now generally available to sellers in the United States after being completed during the third quarter. The new order-based infrastructure is designed to help sellers...

WhatsApp Business Launches Meta Verified and Customized Messages in India

September 12, 2024
Meta added new features and programs to the WhatsApp Business app in India to help the country’s businesses use WhatsApp to communicate with their customers. The tech giant shared the...