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Coles doubles down on payments with launch of Flypay for grocery

Inside Retail

A year on from the introduction of payment platform Flypay to Coles Liquor websites, including Liquorland, Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor, the digital wallet has now been expanded to grocery shoppers through Coles Online. Coles isn’t the only retailer investing in payments technology. Exciting time’.

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Mastercard Debuts Framework to Enable Biometric Payments at Retailers Around the World

Retail TouchPoints

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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Woolworths launching stand-alone payments platform, Wpay

Inside Retail

Woolworths is launching its own stand-alone payments platform, Wpay, which will power payments inside and outside its group of businesses, and further extends the group into the retail ecosystem in Australia. It’s an exciting time in the world of payments with new technology driving better experiences for consumers,” Monnington said.

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How digital payments can help businesses lead in customer experience

Inside Retail

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.

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Eftpos to launch QR-code payments: What does it mean for retailers?

Inside Retail

The eQR payments platform is being rolled out in partnership with Commonwealth Bank and NAB, as well as with fintechs Azupay , Beem It and Merchant Warrior. Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are also on board as first adopters. What do QR-code payments mean for SMEs? appeared first on Inside Retail.

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American Express Broadens UK Network with New Merchant Partnerships Across Multiple Sectors

365 Retail

Taken together, these merchant signings represent thousands of new places that now accept American Express Card payments. The latest signings join an ever-increasing number of businesses that see the value of accepting Amex, including every major supermarket chain and, earlier this year, household names such as B&M and Timpson.

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Mastercard faces court over anti-competitive deals with major retailers

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the financial services giant has been engaging in anticompetitive conduct since 2017 in the supply of debit card acceptance services, with the purpose of substantially lessening competition.