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Embedded POS Innovations Are Reshaping the Way Main Street Does Business
October 22, 2024

The days of the old-school cash register are numbered. They may even already be over. The final note on their obituary? It’s the fact that embedded financial services and point of sale (POS) solutions that span both online and offline transactions are transforming the way...

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71% of Merchants Expect Software to Replace Traditional Point-of-Sale Terminals
October 07, 2024

As digital payment technology evolves, software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) solutions are emerging as a transformative force in payments. With the potential to democratize payment acceptance, SoftPOS is set to revolutionize how merchants — both small and large — conduct transactions. A  PYMNTS Intelligence report, “How SoftPOS...

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Lightspeed Commerce Engages in Discussions of ‘Potential Strategic Alternatives’
September 25, 2024

Lightspeed Commerce responded to media reports of a potential sale of the company, saying that it periodically undertakes a strategic review of its business and that it does not intend to disclose more information except as required by its regulatory obligations. “While it is the...

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Merchants in Italy Can Now Process Payments Using iPhones
May 29, 2024

Payment service providers Nexi, Adyen and Stripe are enabling merchants in Italy to process payments using their iPhones. Nexi already offered business owners this option through the NexiSoftPOS application, Reuters said in a Wednesday (May 29) report. However, the app only worked on Android operating...

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Lightspeed CEO Points to B2B Sales as Next Engine of Small Merchant Growth
May 18, 2024

Profit is the applause a business gets from its customers. So the saying, originally from business author Ken Blanchard, goes. Blanchard’s quip highlights the fact that to successfully navigate marketplace challenges and capture new opportunities, businesses increasingly need to focus on creating scalable solutions for...

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Epos Now Considers Sale of Minority Stake
May 01, 2024

British payments group Epos Now is running a private placement process to sell a minority stake in the business and bring on a strategic partner “for the next stage of growth.” The process will start after summer, Epos Now CEO Jacyn Heavens told PYMNTS in an email....

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Merchants Moving at the ‘Speed of Retail’ Must Offer Payments Choice at POS
December 05, 2023

Terry O’Neil, head of connected commerce and strategic growth for Citi Retail Services at Citi, said that connected commerce needs to move quickly. In fact, it needs to move at the speed of retail, as merchants must onboard new payment methods and options to meet...

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Flatpay Raises $16 Million for Flat-Rate POS Technology
June 26, 2023

Danish FinTech Flatpay has raised €15 million (about $16 million) in its Series A funding round to expand its presence in Denmark, Finland and Germany and continue its product development. Flatpay offers a flat-rate point-of-sale (POS) technology for businesses that aims to make payments transparent and...

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Tattle Helps Square Sellers Get Customer Feedback
April 26, 2023

Tattle and Square have integrated to help sellers get a better sense of customer sentiment. The integration, announced Tuesday (April 25), pairs Tattle’s customer feedback management platform with Square’s point-of-sale solutions. “With Tattle, after a Square seller completes a sale, their customer will receive an...