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  • Retailers continue push for PIN use on new credit cards

    Confusion about more secure credit cards is rampant, Reuters reports.

    By Nov. 3, 2015
  • Report: Paper coupons still favored by most consumers, including millennials

    But thanks to the high usability of mobile wallets, mobile coupons will likely increase in use and popularity, according to CreditCards.com.

    By Nov. 2, 2015
  • Trendline

    Inside retail supply chains

    Companies look to trim expenses and streamline operations during a crutial year for supply chain management. 

    By Retail Dive staff
  • Starbucks continues to lead mobile payments

    One in five transactions (21%) at stores is executed via mobile, the coffee chain reports. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Nov. 2, 2015
  • Amazon to shut down two units, including Local

    The closure reflects the waning appeal of daily-deal sites. 

    By Barbara Thau • Nov. 2, 2015
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    Amazon set to introduce in-app payment button

    The marketplace is renewing its push to be a player in payments. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 30, 2015
  • Wal-Mart exec: EMV cards will wreak havoc on holiday checkouts

    The clunky, time-consuming nature of paying with the new chip-enabled cards could slow down already long checkout lines. 

    By Oct. 30, 2015
  • MasterCard initiative turns clothes into wearable payments

    Under the new design, dresses, gloves, and other accessories could function as mobile wallets. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 28, 2015
  • Apple debuts 'shopping' category in App Store

    First Facebook, now Apple: Let the mobile shopping wars begin. 

    By Barbara Thau • Oct. 27, 2015
  • Chase developing mobile wallet to rival Apple Pay

    The bank will partner with the MCX consortium to get the system into stores. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 27, 2015
  • CVS nixes self-checkout registers in some stores

    The human touch wins out in some CVS stores.

    By Barbara Thau • Oct. 22, 2015
  • Samsung Pay goes live on Verizon

    The mobile wallet is now available on all major networks in the U.S.

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 22, 2015
  • Square files for IPO

    The company founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has recently filled the top spot at Twitter. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 15, 2015
  • Target to issue more secure chip-and-PIN cards

    The retailer is one of the first to issue these type of chip-enabled cards in the U.S.

    By Oct. 15, 2015
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    Report: Mobile wallets could boost store cards

    Private-label credit cards are growing by volume, and could get a boost from mobile now that they’re enabled in major mobile wallets.

    By Oct. 13, 2015
  • Starbucks' Apple Pay decision could help build wider adoption

    The coffee chain is seen as one of the most successful companies in building a mobile wallet. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 12, 2015
  • FBI warns that EMV cards should have PINs

    Many retailers have advocated for banks to issue cards with the full “chip-and-PIN” capabilities that are now familiar abroad.

    By Oct. 12, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    Eyeing millennials, companies try to make mobile conversion a snap

    New technology could help smartphone cameras reduce friction at the checkout and enhance security. 

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 8, 2015
  • Hackers targeted LoopPay systems as early as March

    The tech now powers the Samsung Pay mobile wallet system.

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 7, 2015
  • Could the next big payment tech be selfies?

    MasterCard's selfie authentication is being tested at Silicon Valley’s First Tech Federal Credit Union.

    By Oct. 7, 2015
  • Verizon will enable Samsung Pay in future software update

    The mobile wallet is coming to its last major U.S. network with a forthcoming update.

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 6, 2015
  • What does Jack Dorsey's role as Twitter CEO mean for Square?

    Dorsey’s permanent appointment at Twitter is awkward timing for Square’s expected IPO.

    By Oct. 6, 2015
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    Visa claims new EMV cards don't need PINs

    Yet the credit-card company touts its development of biometric-based authentication.

    By Oct. 2, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    The EMV deadline is here: Just how secure are the new chip cards?

    Some retailers say that more time — and more secure cards requiring authentication — should have been part of the rollout plan. 

    By Oct. 1, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    How enhanced layaway programs lure holiday shoppers

    Better terms and an extended holiday season mean customers won't miss out.  

    By Ian P. Murphy • Oct. 1, 2015
  • Many retailers, shoppers unprepared for EMV deadline: studies

    Banks fought for an Oct. 1 deadline, but many retailers (and banks themselves) are still scrambling to have everything ready by tomorrow.

    By Sept. 30, 2015