7-Eleven is making more moves to go cashierless — or at least give customers the option to. Starting November 14, stores in Dallas will have scan-and-go technology built in the company’s mobile app, so customers can scan and pay for items on their phones. “Scan & Pay” is meant to build customer loyalty in the […]
In a UK supermarket first, Sainsbury’s is trailling new technology that will enable customers to scan, pay and go using its smartphone app at one of its busy London convenience stores. Using the latest version of its SmartShop app, customers visiting the Clapham North Station Local can use their smartphones to scan their shopping as they browse the store, […]
Starbucks will remain the most popular proximity mobile payment app, staying ahead of Apple Pay and other competitors, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast on US proximity mobile payments. This year, 23.4 million people ages 14 and over will use the Starbucks app to make a point-of-sale purchase at least once every six months. That puts […]
A man dances his way through a crowded marketplace, picking up desired purchases just by gazing into his iPhone X. That’s the concept behind Apple’s new spot, ‘Fly Market,’ which shines a light on the ease of using the device’s Face ID and Apple Pay. In the film a young man walks through a […]
Apple will now accept WeChat Pay as a payment method for App Store and iTunes purchases as it seeks to boost sales in China. The move comes months after Apple and WeChat owner Tencent fell out over Apple’s stance on in-app purchases. In a statement to Chinese media, Apple said the company is “dedicated to providing multiple […]
Starbucks has added the ability to send digital gift cards to friends direct via Apple’s iMessage service. The gift cards can be paid for through Apple Pay, which is also used to redeem the gift card – the idea being to remove as many steps as possible from the process. “Over the years, giving and […]
As ecommerce sales continue their meteoric growth, mobile is grabbing a larger market share, with smartphone-enabled purchases set to grow from $122 billion in 2015 to nearly $319 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Javelin. A greater number of overall ecommerce purchases will come from smartphones, per Javelin’s estimate that mcommerce purchases […]
Google’s launch of its Android Pay platform in the UK may be extremely imminent, according to tags seen on payment terminals at fast food chain Pret A Manger, which suggested that the brand was now accepting Android Pay. According to The Telegraph, multiple Pret A Manger branches in London have added tags to credit card […]