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Even as Amazon has expanded its cashierless Amazon Go stores to new cities, it has been careful to limit the size of each store as a concession to the limits of its technology. That constraint may soon be a thing of the past.

As consumers adopt mobile wallets or in-app payments, it leaves some acquirers and merchants struggling to keep up — especially if their current point-of-sale systems struggle to handle multiple software programs and apps.

Walmart, Tractor Supply and Home Depot are among the retailers using cashierless checkout ad local sourcing to tailor services for specific communities, according to Marc Gorlin, CEO and founder of Roadie.

An invisible payment becomes a lot more visible when it’s compromised, making Marriott’s data breach a threat to one of the most important innovations in retail, which should scare everyone from Uber to Amazon.

A boost in chargebacks can put a damper on higher transaction volumes and digital shopping, according to Chris Marchand, vice president of business development at Verifi.

Faciam Holdings will pay nearly $68 million for Summit Bancshares.

Installment plans have helped shoppers afford large purchases since the late 19th century and are still available for pricey items like cars and smartphones. But to delay payment for a T-shirt and a couple pairs of jeans, you needed a credit card. Now several fintech startups are putting smaller purchases on installment, too.

The House Financial Services Committee chairman said "so far, the United States Senate has done nothing" on a bill that passed the House with over 400 votes.

Phishing is a serious and growing problem in the financial services and payments industries, creating pressure to come up with advanced detection techniques, according to Adrien Gendre, chief solutions architect for Vade Secure.

In a world where most financial matters can be handled with a few taps on an app, debt collection appears stuck in the last century.