Mastercard is launched a new cashback initiative aiming to “help maintain access to cash, and benefit retailers and consumers alike”. Its new cashback initiative will offer local shops and business a fee for every time they dispense cash to a shopper paying with a Mastercard debit card. UK cash usag...

While three quarters of customers are familiar with new retail technology features, only one third are seeing them in stores, according to a new report by AT Kearney.

Tesco is set to become the latest major retailer to go cashier-free as it aims to modernise its operations to compete with the likes of Amazon Go. The UK’s largest grocer is understood to have enlisted the help of Israeli tech start-up Trigo Vision, which recently secured $7 million (£5.5 million) i...

Walmart has introduced a “fast lane” checkout to its flagship store in Toronto, allowing users the option to either scan and pay as they go, or use traditional cashiers. By using the My Walmart app, customers can scan items as they shop, then pay for their shop by simply scanning a barcode in the de...

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 recognition technology at the checkout.

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 its high-tech store in Holborn Circus in London, which will operate with no manned or self-service checkouts. In...

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 biometric card trail, in which 200 customers will be issued the new cards equipped with a fingerprint sensor....

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 Emeryville California, marking its first fully operational store in the US in 12 years. It is equipped...

An Irish coffee shop has become the first in the country to be go entirely cashless, as the increasingly popular concept grows this side of the pond. Bear Market Coffee will now officially stop accepting any cash payments, and thanks to a partnership with Magnet Networks, customers can pre-order the...

The high-tech Brazilian start-up retailer Zaitt has opened a new fully autonomous convenience store in São Paulo. In partnership with multinational retailer Carrefour, Zaitt has launched its second store in the country, which integrates technology allowing the store to run 24-hours a day completely...