New Orleans, home to the PYMNTS Bureau of Temperate Winter, is loved and sometimes reviled for being behind the times on many things. That can often include payments. But over the last year or so, a wave of point-of-sale (POS) upgrades has seemingly hit many...
The U.K. is learning that it’s hip to be Square. California-based Square was founded in 2009 to enable small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to accept credit and debit card payments. It launched in the U.K. in March 2017 and, in the ensuing 12 weeks, has...
As the field is starting to contract, firms that were once viewable as competitors are now collaborating. Case in point, Square‘s latest announcement that it will be working with Vend and TouchBistro. Going forward, both firms will offer their restaurant and retail clients access to Square’s...
Trying to meet the high expectations of today’s consumers by introducing new payment technology can be a daunting task. Vaughan Rowsell, founder and chief product officer for Vend, says many retailers are grappling with this issue and worry that the undertaking of providing omnicommerce opportunities...
October 23, 2019
New Orleans, home to the PYMNTS Bureau of Temperate Winter, is loved and sometimes reviled for being behind the times on many things. That can often include payments. But over the last year or so, a wave of point-of-sale (POS) upgrades has seemingly hit many of the small vendors here, whether sellers of food via […]
March 11, 2021
Cloud-based omnichannel commerce provider Lightspeed will be acquiring Vend, a cloud-based retail management software company, according to a press release. “Lightspeed will acquire Vend for total estimated consideration of approximately $350 million, satisfied by way of payment on closing of approximately $192.5 million in cash and the issuance of subordinate voting shares in the capital of Lightspeed valued […]
June 28, 2017
The U.K. is learning that it’s hip to be Square. California-based Square was founded in 2009 to enable small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to accept credit and debit card payments....
August 30, 2016
As the field is starting to contract, firms that were once viewable as competitors are now collaborating. Case in point, Square‘s latest announcement that it will be working with Vend...
