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The Rise of Micro Markets in Airports

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This, combined with workforce shortages, has caused airports to move more toward automation, with self-service check-in kiosks, baggage drops and mini stores. According to SITA, by 2024 88% of airports are expected to be equipped with check-in kiosks and 59% will have automated border control.

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Walmart Brings BNPL to Self-Checkout in 4,500 Stores Via Expanded Partnership with Affirm

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Walmart will offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at self-checkout kiosks in more than 4,500 U.S. Indeed, until recently most BNPL offerings were relegated to the digital realm, but stores are widely seen as the next big area of expansion for this increasingly popular financing option. year over year.

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Report: Brookfield Sues Gap Over Unpaid Rent While Seeking Debt Relief Itself

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Major malls and the retailers within them have suffered financial devastation for months as COVID-19 shutdowns prevented them from doing business — sometimes pitting two parties struggling with finances against one another. One case in point is playing out with mall operator Brookfield Property Partners and Gap Inc.

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

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Mobile devices have become powerful payment instruments, on the way to replacing traditional cards for in-store purchases in many markets around the globe. Then the shuttering of many stores made online shopping a necessity, while social distancing measures turned contactless payments from a convenient option to a safer alternative.

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New Solana Spaces Store in NYC Heralds Coming Wave of ‘Phygital’ Web3 Concepts

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In the world of crypto-tech Solana is on the rise, with 37 million “daily active wallets” (the decentralized finance equivalent of daily active users) as of May 2022. Norby is intimately involved in the operation of the store. The attack happened just a week into the operation of Solana Spaces. million in USDC.

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OneBanks to expand shared banking network trial to three Scottish towns in partnership with Co-op

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OneBanks is expanding its successful trial with the launch of its second pilot in-store kiosk. The in-store kiosks have been designed to cater to communities which no longer have local bank branches, but still value talking to OneBanks’ trained staff when carrying out basic banking transactions.

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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The palm images, after being entered in a kiosk at the 65 locations, link shoppers’ palms to payment cards. In September, still struggling to find the key to survival, the retailer announced more than $500 million in new financing. OF YOUR HANDS. They then remain encrypted on Amazon One’s cloud server.