Retail News & Media
Pay By Touch introduces reward and gift card kiosk
April 24, 2007
LAS VEGAS — Pay By Touch announced the immediate availability of its Reward and Gift Card Kiosk. The new self-service kiosks enable retail customers to design…
read nowN.H. legislators debate RFID regulation
April 22, 2007
Heartland.org: Controversy over the use of RFID continues to grow as New Hampshire has reintroduced legislation to regulate the use of RFID chips in consumer…
read nowHand Held Products broadens kiosk line
April 19, 2007
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Hand Held Products Inc. announced the latest addition to its Image Kiosk 8570 line of self-service mini-kiosks. Powered by Adaptus…
read nowCompany using RFID for DVD-rental kiosks
April 18, 2007
Rfidjournal.com: Touch Automation is using RFID technology in CD- and DVD-rental kiosks. The company has deployed at least 1,000 kiosks, located mainly in…
read nowMasterCard, Visa approve contactless-payment terminal
April 17, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. — VeriFone Holdings announced that its first external contactless-card-acceptance device, the QX100, has been certified by Visa and MasterCard…
read nowContactless payment not attracting U.K. retailers
April 17, 2007
Cardtechnology.com: With the planned launch in London of contactless retail payments in roughly six months, no merchants have announced plans to use the…
read nowWVU students develop biometric soda machine
April 16, 2007
Da.wvu.edu.com: Three students at West Virginia University have created a biometric system that allows people to scan their fingertips on a vending machine to…
read nowMonVia launches contactless-payment solution
April 16, 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — MonVia, a firm that helps accelerate growth of early stage start-ups, announced the launch of MobiBucks, a mobile payment solution.
read nowRedbox debuts at Chicago's Jewel-Osco
April 15, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Select Jewel-Osco locations are premiering redbox's fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Following a deal with SuperValu, redbox is…
read nowHome Depot Canada expands NCR self-checkout
April 15, 2007
ONTARIO, Canada — NCR Corp. and The Home Depot announced a continued effort to roll out NCR's FastLane self-checkout system across Canada. In June 2005…
read nowRedbox debuts at Midwest retailer Albertsons
April 12, 2007
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Renting movies in the Western United States is more convenient than ever as select Albertsons locations premiere redbox fully…
read nowMexico City to host smart card conference
April 11, 2007
Prlog.org: Industry leaders will assemble in Mexico City for a conference on "Smart Cards for Government and Payment." The conference will be held May 8-9 at…
read nowParata Systems buys self-service prescription-pickup tech
April 9, 2007
DURHAM, N.C. — Parata Systems LLC announced that it has acquired assets related to automated technology that allows prescription pickup via self-service…
read nowTaiwanese convenience stores push contactless payment
April 8, 2007
Chinapost.com.tw: President Chain Store Corp., which operates 7-Eleven stores, has cooperated with Chinatrust Commercial Bank to launch a co-branded…
read nowDutch researchers building RFID 'firewall'
April 8, 2007
Theregister.co.uk: A group of Dutch researchers at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam is building RFID Guardian, a personal RFID firewall to allow individuals to…
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Logic Supply announces addition of AOpen Digital Engine
April 4, 2007
WATERBURY, Vt. — Logic Supply announced the addition of AOpen's Digital Engine, MiniPC and Mini-ITX mainboard product line. AOpen also has selected Logic…
read nowStaples Center to accept Expresspay contactless payment
April 4, 2007
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — American Express announced Staples Center, in conjunction with Levy Restaurants, as the latest national merchant partner to accept…
read nowContactless smart card market ready to boom
April 4, 2007
Moneycontrol.com: The contactless smart card market is witnessing remarkable growth due to significant advancements in the e-passport and micro-payment…
read nowFirms start battle to use biometrics
April 4, 2007
Bordermail.com.au: Using biometric scanning to make transactions is expected to be one of many new methods that are part of a revolution in payments…
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