James writes books, articles and jokes about technology from his Dallas-area home office. He also consults for those who don’t read his books and articles. “Point of sale” may sound boring, but it ...

What’s Holding up the Mobile Point of Sale? As powerful as the technology is, mobile-payment acceptance won’t go very far until solution providers start giving businesses the choices they’re looking ...

While Worldline's reputation is that of a payments company that specializes in point of sale hardware, its battle to ward off the fintech incursion has led it to invest in a firm that supports ...

Industry research indicates that mobile point-of-sale deployments are taking off. According to a 2014 Forrester Research report, 79 percent of retailers are projected to have deployed mPOS solutions ...

Invented in the 1870s, the cash register was the very first “point-of-sale system” mechanizing the transfer of money. Today, small business owners are opting for something more portable: smartphones, ...

The mobile point of sale (mPOS) market is growing quickly ABI Research says about 46% of the overall point of sale market will be mobile in four years. But the technology is complex, requiring a ...

With the introduction of a mobile point-of-sale system in 20 percent of its stores, Gap believes that this expansion will bring higher mobile engagement and sales. In its Q4 earnings report, Gap ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRF 2025 – Jumpmind, Inc., a leading provider of innovative retail technology solutions, today announced it is partnering with DTLR/VILLA and Shoe Palace to power modern, ...

Security flaws in mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) devices from vendors including Square, SumUp, iZettle, and PayPal have been disclosed by researchers. On Thursday at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas ...

Ever since the infamous and massive security breach at retailer Target nearly five years ago, more and more attention has focused on the potential flaws that can make payment systems vulnerable to ...

Perhaps you’ve heard of the experience economy. It doesn’t just refer to experiences like bungee jumping or white water rafting, but rather, encompasses the consumer desire for a valuable end-to-end ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Please replace the release dated January 13, 2025, with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The updated release ...