Tag: Mastercard
Mastercard’s Veronika Colucci says the wearable payments revolution is here
Andrew Hobbs reports live from Internet of Banking & Payments 2018, as director of product development at Mastercard, Veronika Colucci, reveals how PSD2 and technological...
Retail IoT: Amazon to open 3,000 checkout-free stores | Sector analysis
Amazon is reportedly considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new Amazon Go cashier-less convenience stores worldwide.
The concept could see the retail...
Retail IoT: NFC-enabled POS terminals take off
By 2022, almost eight out of ten point of sale (POS) terminals installed by retailers worldwide will be able to accept NFC-enabled contactless payments,...
Retail isn’t dying, but it must evolve, says Apple retail chief
Earlier this year, the British Retail Consortium published research showing that online sales of non-food items have dramatically increased over the past five years....
Industry, government, academia to create global smart city roadmap
New plan to plot a roadmap for urban transformation.
A research programme has been launched to provide city leaders around the world with a roadmap...
Retail IoT: AI firm trials autonomous smartphone checkouts
American artificial intelligence (AI) firm AVA Retail has successfully completed the first trial of its autonomous checkout system.
The SmoothShop system allows customers to scan...
Retail IoT: Co-op adopts smartphone checkout tech in stores
Shoppers at Co-op supermarkets will soon be able to checkout their own purchases via their smartphones, in a bid to avoid time-consuming queues.
A new...
WeWork and Mastercard to trial pay-as-you-go workspaces
WeWork occupants are trying out pay-as-you-work hot desks in a tie-up with payments company Mastercard.
Payments company Mastercard and office space provider WeWork have partnered on...
Vocalink: Direct bank-to-bank mobile payments poised to rise
With its acquisition of Vocalink, Mastercard is bringing bank account-based payments under its umbrella, in addition to card payments, giving customers new ways to...
Mastercard: “Every connected device will be a commerce device.”
Internet of Business speaks to Christophe Zehnacker, head of strategic digital partnerships at global payments company Mastercard, about the coming ‘Internet of Payment Things’....
Mastercard signs up five new fintech start-ups
Global payments company Mastercard has invested in five new fintech start-ups specializing in the future of commerce.
Three of the start-ups selected are focused on...
Mastercard aims to boost IoT security with NuData acquisition
Mastercard, the financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire NuData Security, a global technology provider that aims to help enterprises prevent...