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Fujitsu sees palm payments overtaking card and facial recognition for retailers

May 22, 2019

Ecommerce, Instore, Payment, Point of Sale, Wearables

The future of retail payment is in our hands – or so Fujitsu would argue, thanks to their new biometric payment technology that could replace cash, credit and even facial…

Alibaba to offer “pay later” options in four countries amid Klarna & Adyen tie-up

May 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Payment

Alibaba, AliExpress, Alipay, Ayden, Klarna

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Alibaba is offering customers the chance to buy now and pay later thanks to a new partnership with both Klarna and Adyen. The Chinese retail giant’s international arm AliExpress will…

First Amazon Go store to accept cash opens in NYC

May 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment

Amazon, Amazon Go, Cash, Cashierless, New York City, Philidelphia

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Amazon has opened its 12th Go grocery store in New York City, marking the first store from the retailer which will accept physical cash. This is a significant new direction…

London to be the home of WhatsApp’s new payment feature

May 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, News, Payment

Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, marketplace, Whatsapp

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Facebook has selected London as the centre to launch WhatsApp’s upcoming push into mobile payments, providing some hope for post-Brexit London to maintain its position as a global tech hub.…

Karen Millen to accept Alipay to “reach out to Chinese visitors”

May 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

Alibaba, Alipay, Karen Millen, Wirecard

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Karen Millen is set to start accepting payments via Alipay as it hopes to “reach out to Chinese visitors”. The upmarket women’s fashion brand will begin accepting payments from Alibaba’s…

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

April 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

CMA, Competition Markets Authority, Dan Schulman, iZettle, Paypal

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the provisional green light to Paypal’s £1.7 billion takeover of iZettle. Last May the Swedish payments firm iZettle announced plans to go…

Sainsbury’s opens UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store

April 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

App, Cashierless, Clodagh Moriarty, Sainsbury's

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Sainsbury’s has launched the UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store, allowing shoppers to scan and pay for items using their smartphone. The grocery giant has today opened the doors to…

Natwest launches “the biggest development in card technology in recent years” with biometric cards

April 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

biometric, Contactless, David Crawford, Gemalto, Georgina Bulkeley, Natwest, Visa

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Natwest has officially launched its biometric debit card in the UK, starting a trial which could spell the end for traditional PIN codes altogether. Today Natwest has officially launched its…

Decathlon launches new cashierless store in California

April 23, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment, Point of Sale

App, Decathlon, iOS, iPhone, Newstore

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Decathlon has launched a brand new 47,000sq ft cashless store in which its staff will exclusively use iPhones to process payments. The sportswear retailer opened its “experiential retail centre” in…

Amazon’s cashless Go stores to begin accepting cash

April 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment

7-Eleven, Amazon Go, Bill Greenlee, cashless, CVS, Philadelphia, Steve Kessel

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Amazon’s pioneering cashless Go stores are due to start accepting cash, following growing concerns the format discriminates those without access to a bank account. The retailer’s senior vice president of…

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Fujitsu sees palm payments overtaking card and facial recognition for retailers

Alibaba to offer “pay later” options in four countries amid Klarna & Adyen tie-up

First Amazon Go store to accept cash opens in NYC

London to be the home of WhatsApp’s new payment feature

Karen Millen to accept Alipay to “reach out to Chinese visitors”

Paypal’s £1.7bn takeover of iZettle given green light by CMA

Sainsbury’s opens UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store

Natwest launches “the biggest development in card technology in recent years” with biometric cards

Decathlon launches new cashierless store in California

Amazon’s cashless Go stores to begin accepting cash

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