UK retailers will now be able to accept Alipay payments without replacing their existing systems thanks to a new partnership with Barclaycard. In an effort to boost the increasingly lucrative Chinese tourism market in the UK, Barclaycard and Alipay have signed an agreement paving the way for Alipay...

JD.com has partnered with Fung Retailing Group to launch an AI-powered checkout able to recognise items within seconds without the need to scan their barcodes. The new self-service AI checkouts have been rolled out in two of Fung’s Circle K convenience store facias in Hong Kong. Customers can now ta...

Footasylum will now offer its online customers credit, allowing them to buy now and pay later as it partners with Laybuy. The footwear retailer has partnered with the New Zealand based payments provider Laybuy to launch its buy now, pay later service on its website, ahead of the roll out across its...

Two-hundred NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) customers are set to take part in a biometric bank card trial, allowing them to pay using their fingerprint. The trial, due to start in April and last for three months, will allow the 200 users to pay for goods over £30 without having to enter the...

Philadelphia has become the latest US city to pass a law effectively banning cashless stores, presenting a major hurdle for the emerging format. On July 1 almost all businesses in the city will be required by law to accept cash payments and any retailers who fail to accept cash after July 1 could fa...

US supermarket giant Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, has developed an app allowing customers to scan and pay for items without needing to visit a checkout...