Oura has acquired Proxy in a bid to expand into payments and authentication. The acquisition adds Proxy’s digital identity signal platform to Oura’s lineup of smart rings that deliver health data, insights and guidance, the companies said in a Tuesday (May 9) press release. “We...
Spending a few dollars in the Jeff Bezos empire just got a little easier for some shoppers in Texas. Amazon and its brick-and-mortar grocery store unit Whole Foods just converted one of the first stores outside Seattle to the Amazon One palm-scan checkout platform that...
Stacking cash and checks is no longer sustainable for school systems, but many are giving high marks to digital payments for their visibility and cost efficiency. In the Payments In The Education Space Report, Heartland School Solutions’ Jeremy Loch explains how digital payments help schools...
Digital payments were not created because of the pandemic, but global concern over health issues and subsequent closures of businesses made their adoption necessary. As life returns to normal, the digitization of the payments space during the pandemic has staying power. The demand for alternative...
June 15, 2021
The fact that, in the midst of the pandemic, credit unions were able to grow their members by 2 percent might seem like something of an anomaly. Even 2 percent growth, given all the economic bumps of the past year and a half, is still growth. Brian Scott, chief growth officer at PSCU, said that, […]
December 03, 2020
Having a customer’s credit card on file or being able to take payments online is a common practice for many retailers. But increased adoption by healthcare providers of such basic...
November 12, 2020
The great digital shift has exposed some glaring inefficiencies in corporate back offices. Treasury departments need to modernize as they grapple with the pandemic — streamlining the way cash is...
September 14, 2020
Overnight changes in consumer habits are usually rare, with inertia and habit difficult to overcome under normal circumstances. But circumstances have been far from normal this year, making consumers receptive to...
November 27, 2023
Cryptocurrency payment technology company ivendPay has unveiled a crypto payment system enabled by near-field communication (NFC). By integrating NFC technology with cryptocurrency payments, ivendPay has made the payment process as seamless as using a traditional card, the company said in a Monday (Nov. 27) press release. Users can now tap their phones equipped with NFC technology to […]
May 09, 2023
Oura has acquired Proxy in a bid to expand into payments and authentication. The acquisition adds Proxy’s digital identity signal platform to Oura’s lineup of smart rings that deliver health...
April 20, 2022
Spending a few dollars in the Jeff Bezos empire just got a little easier for some shoppers in Texas. Amazon and its brick-and-mortar grocery store unit Whole Foods just converted...
July 19, 2017
Mastercard is expanding its QR-based programs to create greater choice in retail mobile payments. The company today announced news of its plans to offer QR codes for scan by customers...
