Technology giants Google and Samsung have become the first mobile wallet providers to sign up to MasterCard’s Digital Enablement Express programme, which aims to expedite the process of tokenizing MasterCard accounts.
Source: www.paymenteye.com
Google to Start Testing Grocery Deliveries This Year
Google Inc. will start testing a delivery service for fresh food and groceries in two U.S. cities later this year, stepping up competition with online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and startup Instacart Inc.
Source: www.bloomberg.com
Sophisticated Carbanak Banking Malware Returns, With Upgrades
The gang behind the Carbanak banking malware – tied to $1 billion in fraud – has changed tactics, using upgraded malware via spear-phishing attacks, a security
Source: www.bankinfosecurity.com
Custom Development for Kiosks
Do you need custom development for your kiosk project? As you begin you kiosk project, you may wonder if you need custom development. Here are a few questions that will help you determine how “cus…
Source: kioskindustry.org
The Self Storage Association Event Homepage
Registration for exhibiting and attending the SSA’s Fall Conference
& Trade Show September 8 – 11 in Las Vegas is open.
Come join us at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas
as the SSA celebrates 40 years
of representing the self storage industry.
Source: www.selfstorageevents.org
Moneris Completes EMV Certification Of Verifone’s Unattended Payment Solutions
SCHAUMBURG, IL — Credit- and debit-card processor Moneris Solutions Corp. has completed EMV certification of Verifone’s line of unattended payment devices. This enables operators of vending machines equipped with the technology to begin accepting EMV credit and debit cards, and support NFC contactless payments.
Verifone’s UX solutions are customizable unattended payment devices for use in all types of self-service environments. They provide businesses with fully integrated payment functionality that connects their retail systems to the Moneris payment host. UX Solutions can support EMV and contactless payments (including NFC-enabled cards and Apple Pay, among others), giving merchants in the unattended payment space the ability to securely accept payments.
Source: www.vendingtimes.com
Mondelez transforming shopper marketing via mobile – Multichannel retail
Not surprisingly, beacons feature prominently with several of the startups chosen. However, a variety of other mobile tactics are also part of the mix.
In-store beacon promotion and Smart Display platform Shelfbucks is collaborating with Meijer and Oreo for one program and with Wakefern and Halls for a second. Shelfbucks enables in-store shoppers to interact with products, displays and store shelves from their smartphones.
Looking to leverage in-store data for more relevant display advertising, Mondelez’s brands Oreo and belVita will partner with 7-Eleven and Freckle IOT, which takes a different approach to beacon marketing by enabling brands to gather information about consumers who were in or nearby a store and retarget them with ads at a later date.
Source: www.mobilecommercedaily.com
Zoom Wants Health Care to Be More Like Visiting An Apple Store
The Portland, Oregon-based company has a plan to redesign the “full stack” of medical services and health insurance.
Source: www.fastcodesign.com
Industry Insight EMV Kiosk – Getting past the Finish Line
EMV Kiosk – Getting Past the Finish Line If you concern yourself with the kiosk industry enough to read this article it probably isn’t the first time the terms “chip and pin” or “EMV” have come up …
Source: kioskindustry.org
Coming soon: Check in at the hospital with the palm of your hand – Boston Business Journal
Next time you walk into the hospital, you might be identified not by your social security number or birthday, but by the pattern of veins in the palm of your hand.
Source: www.bizjournals.com