Netclearance, provider of the world’s biggest network of smart technology Bluetooth payment terminals, unveiled the world’s first commercially available Bluetooth 5 payment beacon. Finextra reports that mBeaconSAM comes in a mini SIM-card sized smart card that fits into existing point of sale (POS) card reader...
While the Internet of Things (IoT) is often talked up as the future — as the PYMNTS/Visa How We Will Pay study demonstrates — that misses a huge point. As it turns out, the connected device future has showed up a little early. The study concludes that today the typical consumer owns four connected...
International Data Corp. (IDC), the market research firm, updated its projections for the Internet of Things, or IOT, market, projecting the market with grow 16.7 percent this year, reaching slightly over $800 billion. In a press release announcing its new forecast, IDC said that by...
Sizzle Cash in Japan: We’ve spoken in this space before about how cash is not dying but merely slowing down in certain countries. In Japan, the pulse is quickening. Cash use has, in fact, doubled over the past two decades. Meager savings rates show that...
Credit card company Visa announced Wednesday (June 7) that it inked deals with 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider program. In a press release, the company said that as the payments industry shifts from plastic to digital payments there is a need for...
Picture a car that’s smart enough to know it’s running low on gas and prompts the driver to stop at the nearest gas station. There, a pump is activated as the car approaches. After the fill-up, the driver simply pulls away. Or a device that’s...
While the self-driving car is rapidly shaping up to be everyone’s favorite next big thing in IoT (Internet of Things), it seems worth noting that the idea is somewhat less new than most of us imagine. And we aren’t talking about the realms of science...
Listen up payment provider community. For Creditcall’s CEO Lars Pedersen, there are a number of factors propelling his company and the payment industry forward at breakneck speeds. There’s the increased digitalization of commerce, the continued pursuit of integration across channels, ever-increasing complexity, and more partnerships...
Partnerships between technology companies and vehicle manufacturers look to be the name of the game in the self-driving and connected car space. A recent announcement from Google indicates that connected car technologies are about to make another big leap forward. The tech giant said that...
