Arguably the best culinary time of the year is approaching as the Girl Scouts are once again peddling their delicious wares to the general public. Over the next few weeks the seasons of Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Lemonades and Peanut Butter Patties will once again be...
It’s the end of a busy week, one full of news about payments and commerce. We here at PYMNTS are as excited about the weekend as you are, but before our thoughts turn to leisure, we want to make sure you are up-to-date on all...
Girl Scouts mobilize nationwide from January to March each year, setting up pop-up booths outside of grocery stores and subway stations to sell cookies and raise funds for their troops. The cookies are popular enough to even inspire Thin Mint-flavored coffees from major brands like Dunkin’ – but sales often...
The use of contactless payments is heating up worldwide, and retailers are looking to their mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) providers to help them prepare. Meeting this need can be tricky (for one, contactless-enabled mPOS terminals must meet certain requirements to gain EMVCo 3.0 certification), but solution...
June 23, 2017
Girl Scouts will soon get the chance to earn their first ever cyber security badges. The Huffington Post reports that Girl Scouts can earn the first of 18 cyber security Girl Scout badges beginning in September 2018. The program will reach as many as 1.8 million Girl Scouts in kindergarten through sixth grade and is being developed […]
April 03, 2017
While many consumers might be excited about the prospect of buying Girl Scout cookies on Amazon, the organization is urging people not to take this shortcut in their rush to...
