Payments

Square integrates POS tech for retailers

The company is making its Square for Retail available on Square Register to help retailers streamline operations.  

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 13, 2020

Bloomberg: Visa to roll out sweeping swipe fee changes

The changes boost rates for online purchases and decrease them for certain types of retailers in two waves that start in April and October.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 04, 2020

Splitit to integrate with Stripe Connect

The partnership will allow Splitit to ease the onboarding process for interested merchants, while also expanding its reach.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 30, 2020

1-800-Flowers revamps app with AR bouquets, Venmo payments

Ahead of Valentine's Day, the flower delivery service relaunched its desktop website as a progressive web app for easier smartphone browsing.

By Robert Williams • Jan. 30, 2020

American Express catches up to Visa, Mastercard in acceptance

The payment network pushed efforts, including sign-on bonuses, to entice small businesses. Now it looks to alter perception in the market that it's accepted in fewer places because of higher swipe fees.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 28, 2020

New York City bans cashless stores

New York City is the latest locale in the U.S. to ban cash-free stores, joining Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Jersey.

By Julie Littman • Jan. 24, 2020

Millennial, Gen Z shoppers lead contactless payment adoption

However, while 84% of businesses accept debit or credit card EMV contactless payment options, only 37% of consumers are aware of the technology.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 17, 2020

Shoppers want to use mobile payment in stores

Mobile wallet adoption is on the rise, but U.S. retailers have been slower to adopt the technology than companies in other parts of the world, a study found.

By Krishna Thakker • Jan. 17, 2020

Visa, Mastercard hold fast to gas stations' chip-card deadline

Fuel retailers were given an extra five years to upgrade to EMV technology, but 70% of convenience store owners in a survey said they still haven't done so.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 10, 2020

Amazon broadens in-car services with major Alexa expansion

The e-commerce giant is collaborating with carmakers, gas stations and tech firms to give drivers more voice-powered services.

By Robert Williams • Jan. 07, 2020

Sneakers, cosmetics among top US holiday purchases

A new report from Afterpay found that nearly 80% of seasonal shoppers used mobile devices — an increase of 12% from 2018. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 06, 2020

Mastercard introduces mobile wallet gift card in the UK

The move, which comes in time for the holiday season, enables recipients to easily access and spend funds across dozens of retailers. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Dec. 17, 2019

Banks eye a bigger helping of holiday retail point-of-sale pie

Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Mastercard have expanded their loan options this year to fend off upstarts and entice interest-averse buyers.

By Hillary Richard • Dec. 04, 2019

Over half of consumers plan to buy gifts via smartphone this year

Additionally, 41% of consumers have a better perception of brands that offer multiple payment options, according to a BillTrust study.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 25, 2019

PayPal buys rewards app Honey for $4B in e-commerce push

As the payment company's largest acquisition to date, the deal adds product discovery to its platforms and expands merchant services.

By Robert Williams • Nov. 22, 2019

Macy's suffers another data breach

The hack, which went undetected for about a week, comes at a particularly inopportune time for the department store.

By Daphne Howland • Nov. 20, 2019

Facebook debuts new payments system across its suite of apps

The launch of Facebook Pay comes just one month after the exodus of major companies from the Libra cryptocurrency project.

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 13, 2019

More than half of consumers may go into credit card debt for the holidays

The attitude toward holiday credit card debt varies across each generation. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 08, 2019

Sponsored

Consumer incentives insights, part 3: Winning customer loyalty

In today's era of unprecedented consumer choice, having a digital loyalty program may be the key to distinguishing yourself from the competition.

ShopRunner to offer free, 2-day shipping through Apple Pay

The announcement comes as more retailers vie for consumers seeking faster delivery options.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 01, 2019

Walmart, Green Dot renew prepaid card deal, launch fintech accelerator

The new accelerator, TailFin Labs, will develop products, services and technology at the intersection of retail and consumer financial services. 

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 31, 2019

Venmo kicks off rewards program with offers at Target, Sephora

The move comes as the peer-to-peer payments platform prepares to launch a credit card next year.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 30, 2019

Opinion

How the $160B gift card market can catch up to the modern age of retail

Retailers risk losing revenue and customers unless they upgrade the gift card experience, writes Loop Commerce CEO and co-founder Roy Erez.

By Roy Erez • Oct. 25, 2019

Apple Pay surpasses Starbucks as most popular mobile payment app

The number of people who use smartphones to make in-store payments will grow 9.1% this year to 64 million, eMarketer estimates.

By Robert Williams • Oct. 25, 2019

Affirm launches mobile app for payment installments

Half of the payment platform's users are millennials or Gen Z shoppers. 

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Oct. 18, 2019