Supreme Court rejects retailers' swipe fee challenge

By leaving the Federal Reserve decision intact without comment, the Supreme Court leaves retailers with little recourse in the fight against swipe fee regulations.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 21, 2015

Google in talks to buy mobile payments company Softcard

The internet giant may be looking at acquiring the mobile payments company, and for quite a bargain, according to news reports.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 20, 2015

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Gen Z and millennials

If there's anything retailers want more than financial stability right now, it's to understand Gen Z. 

By Retail Dive staff

Smart dressing rooms and touchless checkouts: 4 promising retail tech innovations at NRF 2015

Retail Dive got a sneak peek at the future of physical stores at NRF's annual Big Show. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Jan. 16, 2015

J. Crew sued for lax display of credit-card info on receipts

A class-action lawsuit has been filed accusing the retailer of putting data at risk by printing too many credit-card digits on receipts.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 15, 2015

PayPal launching EMV reader

With higher payment security measures required by October, many retailers will be taking a look at changing their systems.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 14, 2015

Demandware to buy POS software company Tomax

The acquisition is Demandware's third in the past year, after buying CQuotient in October and Mainstreet Commerce last January.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 13, 2015

5 in-store tech solutions to help retailers in 2015

Some common retail nightmares might become a thing of the past with these new in-store tools. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Jan. 8, 2015

Kickstarter leaves Amazon Payments for Stripe

The project-funding platform needs a payments service that makes it easy for people to contribute to the endeavors of artists and entrepreneurs from all over the world.

By Daphne Howland • Jan. 7, 2015

NFC mobile payments to top $130B by 2020: Study

Thanks in large part to the launch of Apple Pay, NFC payments are on the rise. But some of its success depends on retailers' willingness to adapt. 

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 18, 2014

8 trends retailers can't ignore in 2015

From mobile payments to pop-up shops, retailers should keep an eye on these emerging retail trends next year.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 16, 2014

10 companies that 'won' retail in 2014

Not all of these retailers had the biggest sales numbers of the year—but they caught our eye for a number of other reasons. 

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 15, 2014

Data breach at Bebe stores confirmed

Cards were accessed at stores nationwide between Nov. 8 and 26, and the website seems unaffected.

By Daphne Howland • Dec. 8, 2014

'Tis the season for m-commerce

Whether it be by tablet or smart phone, people are taking a mobile approach to Christmas.

By Karen Talley • Dec. 5, 2014

Home Depot faces 44 lawsuits over breach

Some of the suits claim that Home Depot didn’t take adequate steps to ensure data security prior to the hack. 

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 25, 2014

Forrester: Mobile payments will almost triple in volume by 2019

Research shows that Apple Pay is helping usher in an age of mobile payments that many have been waiting for.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 18, 2014

Alibaba founder wants to take payments unit public

Jack Ma’s retail conglomerate had a massive IPO last month, and now he’d like one for Alipay. He’s also pretty happy about a proposed partnership with Apple Pay.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 12, 2014

POS startup Revel Systems raises $100M in new funds

The company says it’s growing and may go public in a few years.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 12, 2014

How America's biggest retailers and shippers are preparing for the holiday season

The retail sphere is ramping up for this year's $616.9 million holiday season. 

By Kelsey Lindsey • Nov. 7, 2014

Should retailers accept Apple Pay?

Some big-name retailers are spurning the new mobile payment system in favor of one of their own. That might be a big mistake. 

By Daphne Howland • Oct. 31, 2014