JCB subsidiary CB International has rolled out a new EMV QR code payment service that will allow the cardholder to make contactless payments using a QR Code. According to a report in The Verdict citing CB International, the new payment service was launched in Taiwan and...
It has been written that “to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose.” Seven years ago, when Mobeewave Co-founders Benjamin du Haÿs and Maxime de Nanclas hatched the idea to turn every smartphone into a contactless acceptance device without the need for...
In a sense, the ongoing battle for point-of-sale supremacy involves intimacy. Yes, intimacy. Maybe a diner prefers to have the waiter bring the payment terminal to the table instead of disappearing with the credit card and all of its sensitive data — still common in the...
Chew on this: Food service businesses of all types demand fast and flexible payments, tackling issues as far flung as mobile order ahead and millennials. Tech and demographics are changing the way we eat. Matt Dye, director of business development at First American Payment Systems,...
Restaurant food delivery startup Deliveroo announced it is launching point of sale (POS) integrations to its restaurant partners via an API and developer portal. According to TechCrunch, the integration will eliminate the need for front-of-house staff from having to manually input Deliveroo food orders into...
Millions of terminals, hundreds of millions of cryptographic keys — and someone has to keep track of it all. Executives from GEOBRIDGE and POS Portal spoke to PYMNTS about the ways key management works across far-flung distances, with urgent deadlines, to make sure all goes...
Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra, some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. From apparel stores to stadiums, retailers are...
Wagering that restaurants are seeking to learn more about their customers, First Data has invested in a restaurant software company. Salido raised $12 million in Series A funding, with First Data as an investor in the round, CNBC reported. While First Data originally thought of...
Square has announced the launch of Square for Restaurants, a fully integrated point-of-sale platform for full-service restaurants. Square for Restaurants is cloud-based and customizable, allowing managers to update menus and floor layouts remotely across multiple terminals and locations. Businesses can easily manage operations for both...
