Mobile payments

Mobile payments provider Judopay is partnering with marketing specialist Thyngs to provide touch-free payments for pubs and restaurants that just reopened in the U.K.

The technology addresses both security and hygiene concerns, says Fingerprints' Lina Andolf-Orup.

COVID-19 has been a major accelerator in the shift to digital for most of us; how we take classes, do our jobs, connect with friends, and definitely how we shop, says PPRO's James Booth.

Amazon's Dash devices were an early, blunt take on the internet of things. But over the years Amazon has gradually phased out its Dash product line in favor of voice-based Alexa shopping and other alternatives.

It's not enough to just get rid of cash or go contactless. There's an entire experience to consider, says Tappit's Jason Thomas.

Luxury has gone out the window during coronavirus when it comes to credit card rewards point redemptions, according to new data from PayPal on where people are redeeming accumulated rewards.

To truly bridge the gap for moving small-dollar transactions to mobile and contactless, vast areas of the retail industry will need to adapt to accept cashless transactions.

Whether they take the form of a mobile wallet or a touch-free credit card, contactless payments are poised to take off as consumers — wary of using terminals and ATMs or handing cards back and forth — change their habits.

The Biblical narrative of the Tower of Babel was meant to explain why people throughout the world speak different languages, but in the modern-day payments version it apparently applies to the complex and problem-ridden transaction chargeback process.

Traditional U.K. businesses found innovative ways to serve their customers under coronavirus restrictions. Iconic London black taxi cabs, independent local community pharmacies, old-fashioned pubs, and QSRs have turned to in-app mobile payments to enable their businesses to carry on.