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Are cashless societies more profitable?
The proliferation of digital technology is disrupting basic processes across industries, including the financial services and payment processing sectors. February 12, 2013
Mobile payments on the horizon, if consumer awareness increases
The payments industry is bracing for massive changes. February 8, 2013
In the future, retailers must strike balance at POS systems
The retail environment is undergoing drastic changes that are driven by technological advances and increasing automation. February 5, 2013
New payment technologies encourage people to leave their wallets at home
With mobile technology becoming more advanced, IT developers and financial institutions are banking on consumers embracing new credit card processing solutions to make their lives easier. February 4, 2013
Tomorrow's POS systems about experience, not transaction
It's not an overstatement to say that the retail landscape is on the verge of major changes, according to Forbes. January 30, 2013
Move over, wallets - mobile banking to increase
The number of smartphone-carrying consumers continues to growas an increasing number of people are finding the devices make it easy to perform an array of tasks. January 29, 2013
Prepaid card use growing, shifting
The prepaid market now includes individuals between the ages of 35 and 64. January 28, 2013
Fast casual restaurants speed up service with mobile payments
The number of restaurants investing in mobile POS systems is slowly growing. January 25, 2013
Customers can now withdraw custom denominations at ATM machines
In another move to create comprehensive ATM machines that wean customers off their dependence on tellers, PNC and Chase have introduced ATM machines that can dispense cash in denominations of 1 and 5. January 23, 2013
Secured ATM machines stop attempted robbery
The Miami Police are currently investigating two attempted ATM machine robberies that seem to be related because in both incidents, the would-be thieves backed cars into stores, early morning on January 16, 2013, but failed to yank the cash machines free. January 23, 2013
Study ATM marketplace in good health
Despite consumers' growing preference for electronic payments, the ATM marketplace is still in good health, according to a recently released Royal Banking Research report that was highlighted by ATM Marketplace. January 23, 2013
Consumers want to use more electronic payment options
The majority of consumers have already started to carry fewer bills in their wallets as debit and credit card processing become ubiquitous. January 23, 2013
Companies invest in new POS systems to increase competitive edge
As businesses plan for success in 2013, they are taking retail technology into consideration more often. January 23, 2013
Mobile payments staged for breakout year, one small business at a time
Small business might not always be known for their cutting-edge innovations - in fact, small firms were some of the last to adopt credit card processing technology, as they clung to cash-based transactions. January 9, 2013
Self-service trends permeate retail environments
Thanks to technology developments in the past two decades, shoppers have been empowered for the first time to check product pricing and scan bar codes without employee assistance. January 4, 2013