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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern. The palm images, after being entered in a kiosk at the 65 locations, link shoppers’ palms to payment cards. Happy New Year. INFLATION ON. YOUR MIND. OF YOUR HANDS.

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Retail x Fintech: The Importance of Security in Retail’s Adoption of BOPIS and Payment Installment Plans

Retail TouchPoints

Many retailers also have begun to use buy now, pay later services as an alternative to a single payment on a credit card, allowing consumers to receive instant access to financing. Prior to Entersekt, Bledsoe was a solution architect and sales engineer at VMware, working extensively on security and data loss prevention products.