Wincor Nixdorf Announces Updates to Four Products at NRF in New York

Wincor Nixdorf, a global leader in advanced retail and banking IT solutions,announced updates to four of its products that are used by retailers to automate their point of sale, streamline back office activities, and provide consumers with a seamless omnichannel shopping experience. These hardware and software enhancements are designed to help retailers improve conversion rates

Epson and Touch Dynamic Form Strategic Partnership to Transform Mobile POS

Epson America, Inc., a leading supplier of value-added Point of Sale (POS) solutions,announced a partnership with Touch Dynamic, a leading manufacturer in all-in-one POS systems, to address the growing importance of mobile POS as the overall mobile expansion in retail and hospitality continues. By bundling Epson’s new ultra-compact Mobilink™ P20 receipt printer with Touch Dynamic’s

MasterCard and Dynamics Partner to Drive Innovation within Interactive Payment Card Market

In conjunction with the Series C funding announcement issued earlier, MasterCard and Dynamics Inc. also announced a joint commercial initiative to drive innovation in the interactive payment card market. The collaboration enables MasterCard to offer exclusive Dynamics products to its issuers globally, providing consumers with added choice, flexibility and security at the point of sale.

Givex’s Vexilor POS Now Accepts Bitcoin

Bitpay, the world leader in business solutions for the bitcoin digital currency,Givex’s Vexilor point of sale (POS) will now enable its merchants to accept payments in bitcoin. Vexilor will process bitcoin payments with ease, allowing for an easy transaction process for patrons and smooth payment retrieval for merchants. To make payment, customers will generate a

USAePay iPhone App Update Version 1.2.9

USAePay, payment gateway solutions in the industry, is proud to announce the latest update of the iPhone mobile payment app version 1.2.9. Available now at the iTunes app store, the USAePay iTunes app makes accepting credit cards through your Apple device simple and secure with the USAePay Point of Sale Credit Card Payment System. Whether

Independent Solutions Selects NCR Technology to Boost the Business of Independent Retailers in Australia

NCR Corporation, has announced that Independent Solutions (IS) – an Australian point of sale solution provider owned by Metcash, has selected NCR point-of-sale (POS) technology solutions to help its independent retail customers offer enhanced services in their stores. As part of this program, NCR will deploy more than 100 NCR self-checkout solutions and 150 POS

Mobile Payment Readers “The Square-Effect”— Drive Cash Down by 10%

The point of sale (POS) retail market is evolving like never before, as traditional paper-based payments (cash and check) have increasingly lost favor with consumers and merchants and are quickly being replaced by plastic cards and alternative payments. Javelin Strategy & Research released 2014 Retail Point of Sale Payment Forecast: The Mobile Payment Square-Effect and

First Data Releases January 2014 SpendTrend Analysis

First Data Corporation, a provider of in payments processing and electronic commerce solutions, has released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Jan 2014, compared to Jan 2013. SpendTrend tracks same-store point-of-sale data by credit, signature debit, PIN debit, EBT, closed-loop prepaid cards and checks from nearly four million U.S. merchant locations serviced by First Data.

American Express and VeriFone Put Membership Rewards® Points in NYC Taxi Cabs

American Express and VeriFone Systems, Inc.  announced a new partnership that enables eligible Card Members to use Membership Rewards points from American Express for their fare in NYC taxi cabs – in real-time, on the Taxi TV screen at the end of the ride. The program will roll out on VeriFone’s in-taxi devices that process

3 Reasons Why Customer Demand Will Drive Mobile Merchant Payments in Kenya

A couple of weeks ago Safaricom launched a campaign dubbed Lipa Na M-PESA which aims to drive use of mobile money for merchant payments in Kenya. Lipa Na M-PESA is a proximate payment from a customer to a business at the point of sale. Safaricom is running the campaign to fuel recognition among businesses on