Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 27, 2021
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Research by The Ascent showed that among people who have used a BNPL service, 45% first did so in 2019, 21% first did so in 2020, and only 7% had used a BNPL service prior to 2015.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 18, 2022
Mastercard has launched a new Biometric Checkout Program globally that will enable merchants of all sizes to offer contactless biometric checkout experiences based on facial- or palm-based recognition technology. Customers visiting the pilot stores can enroll with their facial and payment information through the Payface app.
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Inside Retail
APRIL 29, 2023
The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 23, 2021
Users go through a brief onboarding where they indicate their tastes and preferences and are then presented with their “own digital mall” featuring brands that align with their interests. The Yahoo Shops marketplace will feature a personalized digital storefront.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 19, 2022
As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. But a year on from the Woolard Review , which found that the use of interest-free credit products nearly quadrupled in 2020 to £2.7
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 24, 2021
In another sign of the global growth of buy now, pay later services, Zip Co Ltd. These latest acquisitions follow Zip’s purchase of Quadpay in September 2020. Zip already owned a portion of Twisto, and plans to buy the remaining shares for approximately $108.5 million , with the deal expected to close in Q4 2021.
A1 Retail
JUNE 29, 2021
By David Jeffrey, Director of Product, Barclaycard Payments. The latest data from Barclaycard Payments shows that 50 percent of our transactions now come through ecommerce, up from 40 percent pre-pandemic. The remarkable rise of digital wallets and payment services. per cent to six per cent – between 2019 and 2020.
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