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Retailers Must Embrace Financial Services, and Quickly

Retail TouchPoints

And it’s increasingly clear that brands that embrace financial services within the customer journey are scoring highly on engagement scores. The only problem is, for many retailers, the idea of becoming involved in the financial transaction part of the journey is a leap too far. It’s reckoned that nearly 4.5

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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

In the early days and now, criminals stole cardholder data from internet-connected point-of-sale (POS) systems to make their own fraudulent transactions. With merchants now more security savvy, they set out to bolster their POS systems against attacks.

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Stripe Secures $600M in New Funding, Boosts Value to $95B

Retail TouchPoints

Stripe will continue to build out its programmable infrastructure for global money movement, called the Global Payments and Treasury Network, which includes a diverse roster of products and services in addition to its core payment offerings.

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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to joining Bread Financial he worked at MBNA/Bank of America, Barclays and Citi.

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Whose Most Secure: PayPal Vs. Square

RetailMinded

Square is a robust point-of-sale system that ensures your payments stay secure and safe while being transferred between accounts. . Understanding POS. A point-of-sale is an essential part of a purchase point, where a customer pays up for products or services. What Is PayPal?

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Payment as a Key Success Factor: Beyond Just Transactions

365 Retail

The “wero” comes care of the European Payment Initiative EPI, an alliance of 16 European financial service providers including Deutsche Bank and Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. New processes at the POS This new range of options opens up new avenues for offline retail – making payment solutions a strategic success factor at the same time.

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Cash Handling Procedures in Retail: The Ultimate Guide To Protecting Your Money

Korona

A good point of sale system does not allow cashiers to perform this action without specific authorization, which reduces employee theft. Learn More About How KORONA POS Can Keep Your Cash Safe. Try KORONA POS Now 2. Invest in a quality POS system. Learn more about KORONA POS by clicking the button above.