John Adams

As retailers scratch their heads to find ways to counter Amazon's ongoing disruption of their industry, investment is flowing to technology companies that meld shopping, payments and fulfillment.

Large outdoor events were among the earliest proving grounds for mobile point of sale technology. Will this environment be as welcoming of digital currency?

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The concept of digital payments doesn't often cross paths with the concept of robots moving autonomously through our world. But in a few cases, robots have been created to handle payments and deliver goods.

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As the number of apps for banking and payments increases, so does the reliability risk.

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Since e-commerce merchants often operate without walls, it makes little sense to operate with borders.

The card network would help offset the cost of adopting digital payment technology in exchange for no longer accepting cash payments.

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