August 2020

Circle K to install autonomous checkout technology at US convenience store

Convenience store giant Circle K is to add support for cashierless shopping at one of its Phoenix, Arizona, outlets, “with other stores to follow”. “Customers will be able to simply walk in, take what they like, and walk out, without having to scan anything or wait in line to pay,” technology supplier Standard says. “For […]

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Visa: One in two consumers are no longer willing to shop at stores that don’t offer a fully contactless payments process

A survey of merchants and consumers in eight countries around the world has found that the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in “a dramatic shift to digital commerce” with nearly half of consumers (48%) saying they would not now shop at a store that only offers payment methods that require contact with a cashier or a

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California merchants roll out facial verification payments system

Retail outlets and restaurants in the California city of Pasadena have adopted a hands-free payments service which enables consumers to make purchases and earn loyalty rewards using facial recognition technology. More than 25 businesses across the US city have introduced the PopPay service at drive-throughs and in-store self-service kiosks or on at-counter display screens or

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NFCW to open online exhibition on 21 September: Book your space now for priority positioning

NFCW is getting ready to open the doors on a new exhibition area in its Knowledge Centre that will provide readers with a way to continue launching new products, finding new customers and business partners and identifying potential new suppliers while trade shows are on hold. “The NFCW Expo will enable industry suppliers to quickly,

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China to expand central bank digital currency pilot to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong

China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that pilot testing of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) developed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is to be expanded to cover the country’s major commercial regions and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macau. PBoC, China’s central bank, announced in April 2020 that it was

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Biggest U.S. Supermarket Chain Trials Contactless as Covid-19 Fears Increase Demand for ‘No-Touch Payments’

By:  Dan Balaban NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – The announcement by The Kroger Co., the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., that it has begun trialing contactless payments in a subsidiary indicates that one of the last major holdouts among big U.S. merchants will eventually accept such NFC payments services as Apple Pay and Google Pay,

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