Retailers

The gig or sharing economy has transformed and disrupted the global workforce. It has redefined what we should expect from our payments, writes Ralph Perdomo, a research analyst and writer at Nvoicepay.

As long as we can create enough trust between the parties involved in a payment transaction, the system works, writes Francis Limousy, principal adviser for UL Transaction Security Advisory Services.

The institution launched the PayQwig digital wallet in 2015 and made the mobile app available earlier this year to link a mobile wallet to Tesco shoppers' Clubcard to earn points each time it was used.

Targeting customers and linking mobile marketing to in-store sales is a challenge for retailers, but mobile payments can make a difference, writes Marissa Tarleton, chief marketing officer for RetailMeNot.

Onosys enables ordering ahead at Outback Steakhouse, Round Table Pizza, Boston Pizza, and others.

The directory has ways to get deeper information or contacts on Mastercard’s tokenization engine MDES, Masterpass, Mastercard Send, Qkr and mPOS providers.

Phishing crooks are like security analysts with more weapons, creating a danger for payment and other companies, writes William MacArthur, threat researcher for RiskIQ.

Despite significant efforts by stakeholders to move the needle on mobile payments, the category simply isn't taking off.

Bots can use revealed preferences and purchase history to make pertinent recommendations, writes Doug Baldasare, CEO of ChargeItSpot.

The internet wasn't built to accommodate identity, which challenges initiatives to balance security with user efficiency.

Card testing is like thieves “playing the slots” with stolen card numbers to see what they can get from them, writes Rafael Lourenco, executive vice president of ClearSale.

To continuously build strong customer relationships, there should be an incentive structure within a custom token, where quality reviews by industry players are rewarded using the tokens, writes Denatacoin's Mariam Nishanian.

The fusion of CashStar’s digital capabilities into Blackhawk Network is a logical progression given shifting consumer trends in shopping and gifting.

PayPal is among the top non-bank financial brands, though that may soon change as other challengers gain ground, writes Hannu Verkasalo, founder and CEO of Verto Analytics.

The card brand will run tests in Poland, which has a high penetration of contactless cards but many small merchants concerned about the technology's cost.

Compliance is improving, but more than 40% of companies still have work to do, according to a new Verizon report.

On the surface, Android Pay may not seem that different from the Google Wallet launched four years before it. Ultimately, it took the failure of multiple mobile wallets for Android Pay to find its own path.

Competition from global giants like Amazon and Alibaba and millions of independent retailers, coupled with the constant threat of credit card fraudsters, makes it imperative that online retailers tick all the boxes to reduce risk, writes Suresh Dakshina, CEO of Chargeback Gurus.

Some virtual currencies are getting narrower focuses on individual categories such as dentistry, and Burger King will soon find out if the concept is transferrable to Russian fast food.

Millennial purchases are fueled by convenience, efficiency and value, and with the recent announcement of Instant Pick Up, Amazon has taken another step in the right direction, writes Gil Don, CEO of Splitit.