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Today in FinTech: Samsung Intros Fingerprint-Secured Cards; Huawei Smartphones Get Contactless Payments; Stripe Helps Spotify Creators Monetize
Today in FinTech: Samsung Intros Fingerprint-Secured Cards; Huawei Smartphones Get Contactless Payments; Stripe Helps Spotify...
January 25, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech News, Samsung taps biometrics for payments secured by users’ fingerprints, while Huawei tackles contactless payments with Curve via a digital wallet with...

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Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
Visa Sees the Cloud as Cornerstone of Retail’s Digital Transformation
January 20, 2022  |  Retail

Commerce is everywhere. Consumers navigate brick-and mortar stores with confidence, wielding phones and wearables and even paying right in the aisles when we find what...

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UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
January 19, 2022  |  Startups

U.K.-based on-table ordering startup Leslie has brought its tech to food service and hospitality services in the U.S., just 12 weeks after its initial launch,...

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Report: Contactless Payments Gain on Credit Cards
Report: Contactless Payments Gain on Credit Cards
January 19, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Credit cards may be consumers preferred way to pay, but contactless methods are waiting in the wings. The latest installment of PYMNTS’ Next-Gen Debit Tracker,...

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Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
Aldi Launches London Pilot of Cashierless Supermarket
January 19, 2022  |  Unattended Retail

Aldi is piloting its first cashierless supermarkets open to the public in Greenwich, London, on Wednesday (Jan. 19) following a successful trial of the technology...

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Trigo Tries Frictionless Stores for Supermarket Co-Op Wakefern Food Corp.
Trigo Tries Frictionless Stores for Supermarket Co-Op Wakefern Food Corp.
January 14, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Israel-based frictionless checkout company Trigo and retailer-owned cooperative Wakefern Food Corp. on Thursday (Jan. 13) announced a partnership for an autonomous supermarket pilot that uses...

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i2c: 2021 Was the Year of Adaptability
i2c: 2021 Was the Year of Adaptability
January 14, 2022  |  Opinion

New payment technologies and options helped businesses adapt under the strain of the COVID pandemic, says i2c President Jim McCarthy. Look for the future to...

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Central Bank of Ireland: Stores Can’t Refuse Cash Payments
Central Bank of Ireland: Stores Can’t Refuse Cash Payments
December 29, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The rapid rise in popularity of digital and contactless payments in Ireland has caught the attention of a leading consumer association when some stores reportedly...

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LG Adds More Unmanned Retail Shops to Meet Contactless Shopping Desires
LG Adds More Unmanned Retail Shops to Meet Contactless Shopping Desires
December 29, 2021  |  Retail

LG Electronics is expanding the number of its unstaffed retail stores from the original nine, which opened in May, to 19 as of Wednesday (Dec....

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