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Minor League Team Debuts Baseball’s First Autonomous Retail Experience 
Minor League Team Debuts Baseball’s First Autonomous Retail Experience 
December 10, 2021  |  Retail

The Worcester Red Sox and Standard AI on Friday (Dec. 10) launched the first autonomous retail experience in professional baseball in the WooSox Market at...

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Israeli Supermarket Machsanei Hashuk Deploys WalkOut Smart Cart
Israeli Supermarket Machsanei Hashuk Deploys WalkOut Smart Cart
December 09, 2021  |  Retail

Israeli supermarket chain Machsanei Hashuk is rolling out fully autonomous checkout in all 62 of its stores as soon as next month through an agreement...

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B2B Expenditure Expected to Make up 80% of Virtual Card Market by 2025
B2B Expenditure Expected to Make up 80% of Virtual Card Market by 2025
December 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The increasing demand for touchless payment options that was accelerated by the pandemic is seeping into the corporate world as well, where a host of new...

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QR Codes Go Mainstream As Touchless Takes Hold
QR Codes Go Mainstream As Touchless Takes Hold
November 30, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Early in the pandemic, as businesses frantically sought contactless ordering and payment options, the QR code emerged as a somewhat unlikely hero, easily readable by...

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Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay
Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay
November 28, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Visa has raised concerns with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) about India favoring the domestic payments card provider RuPay, three years after Mastercard did so privately in 2018, Reuters reported Sunday...

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Brazilian Bundle Me on How Alternative Payment Options Are Driving Cross-Border Sales
Brazilian Bundle Me on How Alternative Payment Options Are Driving Cross-Border Sales
November 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Beauty shoppers around the world want what they want and pay for it with what they have in their digital wallets. In the Cross-Border Retail...

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Grocers Try Smart Carts to Reduce Labor Costs, Shift Checkout to Consumers
Grocers Try Smart Carts to Reduce Labor Costs, Shift Checkout to Consumers
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

Frictionless checkout is no longer the near-exclusive purview of Amazon. While some major brands are trying out cashierless payment options that allow consumers to pick...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Amazon Takes on QSR Industry; Sweetgreen Beats Pricing Estimates 
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Amazon Takes on QSR Industry; Sweetgreen Beats Pricing Estimates 
November 18, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Sweetgreen announces initial public offering (IPO) share pricing above its previous projections, and Amazon partners with Starbucks for...

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Starbucks Debuts Cashierless Café Powered By Amazon Go 
Starbucks Debuts Cashierless Café Powered By Amazon Go 
November 18, 2021  |  Retail

Global coffee chain Starbucks on Thursday (Nov. 18) cut the ribbon on its first location that utilizes a cashierless approach powered by Amazon Go, the...

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