19 May 16 @ 10:53

Advancements in digital technology continued to shape the payments industry in 2015 as mobile, online and other digital forms of digital payments moved into the mainstream. From mass transit to... read more

03 May 16 @ 13:33

Despite the retail industry’s ambition to move to an Omni-Channel payments strategy, only a minority of retailers have completed an omni-channel payments program, according to a survey of nearly 100... read more

27 Apr 16 @ 12:19

As the inevitable consolidation of the European mPOS market begins, SumUp and payleven  announced a merger which will see the combined company operate under the name SumUp. The companies, currently... read more

26 Apr 16 @ 12:11

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) is revolutionising the POS terminal industry. Because of this, the market is poised to grow by 400% over the next four years, 46% of all POS terminals... read more

25 Apr 16 @ 17:01

Powa Technologies’ insolvency specialists Deloitte have released its insolvency report into exactly what went wrong at the London payment company that folded spectacularly in February. The company autopsy reveals Powa’s ultimate controlling... read more

18 Apr 16 @ 16:30

Switzerland is set to launch a new interbank payment system, using the ISO 20022 payments architecture and messaging standard to provide new services to bank and corporate users. After 30 years... read more

14 Apr 16 @ 12:49

New data has found that the digital commerce market is set to increase from $4.9 Trillion in 2015, to just over $8 trillion by 2020. In perspective, the GDP of Japan... read more

04 Apr 16 @ 15:34

Verifone has unveiled Verifone Carbon– a flexible and integrated POS that leverages powerful capabilities and applications to transform the checkout process into an experience merchants and consumers will love. New Commerce... read more

11 Mar 16 @ 10:30

Miura Systems launched POSzle – a modular tablet Point of Sale (POS) bundle that also supports integrated payments. “Point of Sale desperately needs a reboot, according to our recent research... read more

03 Mar 16 @ 15:58

Failed e-commerce software Unicorn Powa Technologies,  sold two of its divisions  today as it seeks to save jobs after entering administration in February. Deloitte, which was appointed as administrator of the... read more

24 Feb 16 @ 09:55

BIXOLON has announced the launch of the SPP-R200III 2-inch, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Printer with NFC for POS, Payments and Auto-ID markets. Supporting NFC tagging technology for Auto-Bluetooth pairing with Android, iO... read more

19 Feb 16 @ 13:10

Having effectively blown up and being outed publicly earlier this week, Powa Technologies, the UK mobile commerce company valued at $2.7bn, had $250,000 available in its bank accounts at the... read more

11 Feb 16 @ 17:41

UK retailers are missing out on millions of pounds in lost sales by not listening to staff who’ve spotted a vital need to improve customer service at the check-out.

20 Jan 16 @ 11:14

Paytm is working on a new way to make mobile payments in stores using smartphones. The method they are trialling is called ‘Sound Pay’ and it uses ultrasonic sound waves to transfer money.... read more

15 Dec 15 @ 09:32

Global POS printer manufacturer BIXOLON announced the launch of the SRP-380 POS receipt printer to the retail market. A compact, low maintenance, powerful three-inch direct thermal POS printer with an... read more

13 Nov 15 @ 12:09

Spire Payments in collaboration with SoNet (authorised partner and well-known payment solution integrator in the Czech and Slovak regions) have announced  the mass roll-out of over 6,000 POS devices for... read more

02 Nov 15 @ 10:27

Amazon is to close its mPOS business, Local Register, which failed to catch on among the small businesses who were its supposed customers. Amazon Local Register did not gain much traction against... read more

26 Oct 15 @ 14:49

payworks, a leading POS payment platform for developers, announced its collaboration with technology platform Stripe to enable Stripe users to accept payments via Chip and PIN card readers in the... read more

28 Sep 15 @ 16:50

New findings released from an Asia Pacific study shows the current state of digital payment adoption and how new Internet-based services affect payment trends across Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia,... read more

23 Sep 15 @ 16:23

Aite Group research indicates that from 2015 to 2018, contactless mobile transactions have the potential to reach 4% to 5% of retail payments with growth in transaction volume accelerating after... read more