Mobile Payments Wendy’s bets on QR codes to elevate mobile check-ins– www.mobilemarketer.com – 8/30/12 – “Fast food chain Wendy’s is joining the pack of quick-service restaurants using QR codes to bolster engagement with a location-based campaign that rewards users for checking in.” Read More

EMV Wells Fargo Joins U.S. Issuers In Move Towards EMV– pymnts.com – 8/6/12 – “We’ve seen this before: a major U.S. issuer, anticipating the eventual arrival of EMV, issues a chip-enabled card to a limited audience, hoping to gain a feel for what to expect down the road.” Read More

EMV What’s Holding Back Retailers From Adopting Chip And PIN In The U.S.? – www.retailtouchpoints.com – 7/17/12 – “green_capI heard recently that the adoption of chip and PIN technologies for credit and debit cards can cut fraud losses by 60%.  Read More

THE WEEK IN PAYMENTS EMV Smart Card Alliance Launches U.S. EMV Migration Website– www.retailtechnology.csnews.com – 7/9/12 – “The Smart Card Alliance has launched a new website Read More

THE WEEK IN PAYMENTS EMV Academy prepares industry for EMV implementation – www.greensheet.com – 6/25/12 – “Are you ready for the Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) standard to hit the United States? Can you explain to clients what EMV is and why they need to incorporate it into their POS systems? Read More

THE WEEK IN PAYMENTS Mobile Payments Sprint Hinted Its Touch Wallet NFC App through Slides– thedroidguy.com – 6/14/12 – “Sprint is preparing its own wallet service called Touch. Previously, the carrier had offered Google’s service, but had recently opted to develop its own app. Read More

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EMV Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) EMV Roadmap White Paper Now Available in Spanish and Portuguese– news.morningstar.com – 6/6/12 – “To further aid the on-going EMV implementations in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) chapter today announced that its Read More

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Mobile Commerce Macy's Takes the Lead in Tech-Enhanced Shopping– risnews.edgl.com – 5/15/12 – “While many retailers are working hard to get technology out the door and on the floor, none have mastered a truly technologized shopping experience – except for Macy's, that is. Read More

I like daily deals – well, the deal itself. I hate the spam emails that fill up my email box, but that's a story for another blog post. Anyway, I like daily deals and have used them a few times. Read More

I remember my first day as a retail clerk in A&P. I was trained on the “new” cash registers with a whopping nine department keys. Items were rung by me reading an ink stamped price off the item itself and entering it into the register. The whirl of the machine was amazing back then. Read More