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...

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...