Cashless Payment news and trends

Alipay and Mastercard Offer Cashless Payments to International Travelers to China
Payment Methods // June 21, 2023

Alipay and Mastercard have teamed up to offer a new payment option for international visitors to China, allowing them to go cashless while traveling around China’s mainland, the two companies announced Wednesday (June 21). Venetia Lee, general manager of Ant Group Greater China International Business,...

Grocers Rethink Scan and Go as Consumers Redefine Convenience
Retail // March 08, 2023

Mobile self-checkout, and specifically, scan and go, would seem a slam dunk for grocers. It has not worked out that way. All manner of retail is striving to embrace automated shopping, especially in brick-and-mortar settings. Merchants are streamlining the process of getting items into carts...

Why The Dollars Are Actually The Greatest Show On Turf
Retail // February 02, 2019

Rumor has it, there is some sort of football competition happening in Atlanta this weekend. We are mostly kidding about that. As PYMNTS is Boston-based, the company is, of course, excited to see Tom Brady take a shot at that sixth Super Bowl ring. That aside, whatever drama...

In Wake of Vantiv for Worldpay, Europe Beckons?
Payment Methods // July 05, 2017

Falling sterling and growing digital payments make not-so-strange bedfellows. News that Worldpay has agreed, in principle, to a $9.9-billion deal to merge with Vantiv sets the stage for a cross-border deal that is truly cross border, crossing oceans and the Rubicon that is Brexit. The...

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Grab Enables In-App Cashless Payments Via FinTech MoMo

November 06, 2023
Vietnamese FinTech MoMo is integrating its payment solution into Grab, the companies announced in a Thursday (Oct. 31) press release. MoMo users who want to pay on the Grab app can now access and manage their funds from various sources, including MoMo eWallets, linked bank accounts, and MoMo Pay Later, a “Buy Now Pay Later” […]

Alipay and Mastercard Offer Cashless Payments to International Travelers to China

June 21, 2023
Alipay and Mastercard have teamed up to offer a new payment option for international visitors to China, allowing them to go cashless while traveling around China’s mainland, the two companies...

Apriva, Parlevel Complete Secure Cashless Payment Integration

June 30, 2017
Apriva, a leading provider of omnichannel payment solutions and secure mobile communications, and Parlevel Systems, a leader for vending technology solutions, announced the completed integration of the Parlevel Micro Market solution...

Cashless Payments For Self-Serve Laundry Locations More Than Doubled Over Past Year

June 06, 2017
USA Technologies Inc. and Setomatic Systems (owner of the SpyderWash laundry payment platform) announced in a press release that contactless payments at self-serve laundry locations have more than doubled in...