Circle’s Bitcoin wallet now allows its users to pay in-store with bitcoins using the Circle mobile app, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Jan. 6). The caveat: Circle users must have an Android smartphone equipped with an NFC chip, and the retailer must accept Bitcoin and also...
The rise in popularity in the ridesharing market did exactly what e-Commerce did to traditional brick-and-mortar retail. It disrupted the space, undercut business models and angered those in the industry — but it grabbed consumer attention. That’s the nature of the free-market enterprise. And although it’s not...
In the wake of the nearly 800 breaches that marked the year 2014, it is no surprise that the U.S. is moving full speed ahead toward converting all cards from the traditional magnetic stripe to the more secure EMV. In 2015 over a half-billion new...
This year, MasterCard took several big steps toward a future where “every device is a commerce device.” From boosting digital payments security with advancements in tokenization, to playing a significant role in the launch of Apple Pay and contactless payments around the world, to further...
Apple Pay, ATMs and even traditional B2B financial-transfer systems will be the top targets of a new wave of payments-oriented cyberattacks in 2015, according to predictions by security vendor Kaspersky Labs. As Apple Pay becomes more successful next year, it “will inevitably attract many cybercriminals...
In 2014, it became clear that consumer shopping norms and habits were being disrupted more than ever before due to the rapid adoption of technologies. Retailers therefore began to actively search for and implement strategies to ensure the future of their businesses. For some, that...
Data is only as good as the insights that can been drawn from it. And those are only as good as the analytics dashboards that make those insights easy to access and then action. That’s, says Paul Bridgewater, TSYS’ Head of Global Product and Strategic...
2014 may have been the year that moved mobile point-of-sale from planning to action for businesses of all sizes across the globe. Deployments of mPOS began to take off and existing mobile point of sale players began to expand their product offerings and incorporate additional...
By all accounts, Santa delivered for retailers this holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation, retailers pulled in $616.9 billion in revenue this holiday season, a 4.1 percent jump from 2013 and the strongest gain in three years. Though there are some voices suggesting...
