Worldline, the payments and transactional services specialist, has announced a partnership with Livescale, a pioneering force in the adoption of live shopping. Live shopping, a trend in which retailers, influencers, or celebrities promote and discuss products and services with shoppers via livestreaming video, is proving to be one of the fastest growing phenomena in ecommerce today. Together Worldline and Livescale […]

    The Group’s brands will be operating under one banner – Worldline – and all previous brands will now be known as Worldline. Announcing the launch of the new brand identity, Gilles Grapinet, chairman and chief executive of Worldline, said: “As a leading consolidator of the payments industry, Worldline has inherited the know-how, talent and creativity from the many […]

Selecta Group is partnering with specialist in payments and financial services technology, Fiserv, to enhance and streamline digital payments across its points of sale. This is expected to meet consumer demand and boost operational efficiency as self-service technologies such as vending machines and smart fridges boom in a pandemic-conscious world. Selecta’s vision is to have a ONE Selecta technology solution that […]

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, a form of currency that is entirely digital and can be exchanged for things on some site, are continuing to gain value. Unlike regular currency, the value of cryptocurrency is determined by the market with Bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency going up nearly three hundred percent in value in 2020. Bitcoin expert Jordan Stezel said: “It is […]

Cashless solutions provider Nayax has announced that EMV contact and contactless payments account for over 90% of all cashless transactions at Nayax devices in the United States, according to recent data. Additionally, less than 10% of transactions are magnetic stripe (swipe), when operators are given the choice. Nayax has also seen a growth in contactless transactions (NFC mobile payments and […]

Nayax is providing a cashless payment solution for international oil And gas company, MOL Group to help the company offer a new consumer journey for users at their coffee machines, rest rooms, and car washes while improving the experience with unattended payments. An integrated oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, MOL Group operates in consumer services in nine […]

New research from the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) has revealed an 11% YoY increase in cashless vending technology (36% to 47%) despite the drop in overall operator revenue and customer consumption. The findings from the AVA’s annual Census for 2020, which consists of submissions from the operators of 310,000 machines around the UK showcased more than double (58%) the purchase […]

Co-op has teamed up with Unilever to “scoop” an ice-cream first with a smart vending machine unveiled in store for shoppers, commuters and tourists wanting to pop in for ices quickly and conveniently. The convenience retailer has installed the UK’s only consumer-facing smart ice-cream vending machine in its Battersea Bridge Road store in London as it continues to explore ways to […]

Emerging technology research company D-Core released its latest analysis reviewing the future of the cryptocurrency landscape. D-Core’s report surveyed 161 experts, asking them: “Which crypto payment processor will definitely be operating in five years time?” Of those surveyed, 37% picked CoinPayments, giving it the top spot. The other crypto payment processors included in the report were Bitpay (29%), BTCpay (19%), […]

Nayax has announced a strategic partnership with Tigapo, the cloud-based management and monetisation system for amusement locations, to expand Nayax’s cashless payment and consumer engagement platforms. Nayax will implement Tigapo’s, proprietary technology, which is powered by artificial intelligence and able to predict visitors’ actions, into Nayax’s advanced payment systems. This will enable coin-operated machines’ operators with state-of-the-art consumer engagement platform […]