Payments News in Brief – September 2019
Players’ Strategy UNITED KINGDOM – Curve opened their capital to large audiences for a short while via the crowdfunding platform CrowdCube....
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Daimler’s E-payment Activities Expanded
FACTS At the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Daimler Financial Services announced they are integrating the digital payment sol...
Decathlon Rolls Out “Scan, Pay, Leave” Cashierless Service
FACTS The French sporting goods retailer Decathlon rolls out a mobile self-checkout service across all their stores in the Netherlands.
News in Brief – April 2019
Players’ Strategy EUROPE – Elavon (subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp) partners with Société Générale on addressing eight European markets: United ...
Décathlon Opens a “Lab” Store
FACTS The sporting goods retailer Décathlon presents a 24/7 “lab” outlet called “Decathlon Singapore Lab”. This store will be based in Kall...
Mastercard Lets Customers Pay in Fitting Rooms
The US card scheme keeps considering new scenarios as they try to rethink customers’ purchasing experience in line with ongoing changes in the re...
A Saturn Store with no Cash Counter
Following the launch of Amazon Go, more solutions focusing on removing the checkout step have started to surface. This concept is now landing in ...
Crypto-Currencies: Circle Buys out Poloniex
The US FinTech Circle –whose list of shareholders includes Goldman Sachs– announces their buyout of token exchange specialist Poloniex. The terms...
WeChat Opens an Autonomous Pop-Up Store
After the introduction of BingoBox autonomous outlets which already rely on Tencent’s mobile payment solution, WeChat takes another step towards ...
JD.com Soon to Open Next Generation Stores, Too
The Chinese retailer JD.com is planning to open next generation stores in February. These locations do not include cash registers, and highlight ...
Innovation: MyBee Rethinking Means of Payment
MyBee, founded by HEC Paris students, has designed two innovative mobile and online payment services relying on an electronic bracelet and an onl...
PayTouch’s Biometric Solution Installed in a Hotel
Through opting for PayTouch’s biometric POS devices, Spain-based Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel stands as a pioneer. Customers may register for free u...
Authentication: ICAR’s Identification Solution
The Spanish company ICAR, focusing on designing and integrating software and hardware authentication and identification solutions, is expandin...
Highways: Electronic Toll Collection Evolving in India
Drivers in New Delhi will soon be able to use the same kind of electronic toll pricing system as the one proposed in Singapore. An RFID-based pay...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Goes for NFC
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has started a large scale operation to improve the adoption of NFC technologies. According to the CommBank, th...
