Poynt news and trends

Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan May Merge Quorum With ConsenSys; New Canadian Stablecoin Aims At Cross-Border Payments
Bitcoin // February 12, 2020

JPMorgan Chase’s marquee blockchain unit, Quorum, will merge with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys, according to sources familiar with the inner workings of the deal. The deal will be announced sometime within the first half of 2020, and financial terms were still unclear on Tuesday. Get the...

SMBs Turn To Mobile Devices To Accept Payments In Face-To-Face Environments
Retail // March 02, 2018

The retail point-of-sale (POS) terminal market is no stagnant business. While it is currently a $15 billion industry, Global Market Insights is expecting it to reach $45 billion by the year 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Alipay Expands POS Presence With Poynt
POS Innovation // October 20, 2017

Alipay, the digital payment company owned by Alibaba, China’s largest eCommerce company, has inked a partnership with Poynt, the maker of smart terminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retailing And eCommerce, Back To The Future
PYMNTS Topic TBD // December 05, 2016

Care to hazard a guess as to where eCommerce and retail may be headed in the year ahead? In our latest Topic TBD installment, Poynt CEO Osama Bedier does just that, predicting that, among other things, the retailer with the best (mobile) consumer experience, on...

Interviews & Exclusives
Retailing And eCommerce, Back To The Future

December 05, 2016
Care to hazard a guess as to where eCommerce and retail may be headed in the year ahead? In our latest Topic TBD installment, Poynt CEO Osama Bedier does just that, predicting that, among other things, the retailer with the best (mobile) consumer experience, on top of price and selection, will win.

Quick Reads
GoDaddy Agrees To Buy Poynt To Boost Digital Payments Technology

December 15, 2020
GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Poynt, which lets businesses sell and accept payments anywhere through its suite of products, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS […]

Bitcoin Daily: JPMorgan May Merge Quorum With ConsenSys; New Canadian Stablecoin Aims At Cross-Border Payments

February 12, 2020
JPMorgan Chase’s marquee blockchain unit, Quorum, will merge with Brooklyn-based startup ConsenSys, according to sources familiar with the inner workings of the deal. The deal will be announced sometime within...

Alipay Expands POS Presence With Poynt

October 20, 2017
Alipay, the digital payment company owned by Alibaba, China’s largest eCommerce company, has inked a partnership with Poynt, the maker of smart terminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Poynt Raises $28M To Ship ‘Smart’ Payment Terminals

October 23, 2015
Former head of Google Wallet and longtime PayPal senior executive Osama Bedier is ready to bring the “world’s first smart terminal” to the mPOS landscape. Get the Full Story Complete...