What could be a better sector just waiting for contactless / NFC technology than the loyalty industry? With so many loyalty cards out there today – all waiting to be integrated into a mobile phone – surely this industry sector is the one embracing new technology the most? This years finalists are a mixture of […]

ShopKeep® POS, the fastest growing iPad point of sale solution for small businesses, and LevelUp, a leader in mobile loyalty payments, have launched an integrated solution that lets a merchant process mobile payments and build loyalty right from the store’s POS system. With this new integration, the company says that merchants can now ring up […]

The US-based Merchant Warehouse is arguing that there’s a big divide between the 20-to-30-year-old technology sitting on most merchants’ countertops and the new world of payment, loyalty and rewards offerings entering the market daily. In their view, technologies such as mobile, NFC, QR codes and EMV are driving commerce forward, often faster than merchants can […]

Sequent, a provider of Near Field Communications (NFC) Trusted Service Manager (TSM) software and services, revealed that MoSoCo Sp. z o.o has chosen Sequent’s NFC technology and products for its cloud-based mobile loyalty, marketing and prepaid card processing services for Polish retailers. Sequent’s secure technology will allow customers to use their loyalty and prepaid accounts […]

PointsPay, touted to all as the world’s first truly global mobile wallet and mobile payment solution, has announced it has been successfully launched in October together with launch program partner Etihad Airways. For those unaware, this solution converts virtual currency, such as miles and points, into over 150 global currencies for use as payment at over […]

2ergo Group plc, the owner and international provider of innovative, proprietary contactless mobile technology solutions, has deployed its podifi (TM) technology to launch O2’s mobile contactless couponing pilot in the ‘Silicon Docklands’ area of Dublin. O2’s ‘Docklands Deals’ scheme enables customers on any mobile network to redeem local discounts and promotional offers in participating local […]

Kadona CEO, Markus Lobmaier tells C-ITV why retailers are encouraging customers to ditch their plastic loyalty cards might be the best thing for retaining loyal customers. Have you ever returned from a trade fair with your head buzzing with stunning designs and stories about ambitious technologies that are guaranteed to take the world by storm? […]

PointsPay®, a Loylogic Company, has unveiled its new innovation: a mobile-based payment system for the loyalty industry with a launch exclusive to Etihad Airways. By converting miles or points into usable point-of-sale (POS) currency, PointsPay® enables members to redeem their loyalty earnings at millions of merchants worldwide. For many years the loyalty industry has been […]

Ingenico have announced the renewal of the partnership between the Douglas perfumeries and its affiliate easycash Loyalty Solutions GmbH, the customer retention specialist. Easycash Loyalty Solutions successfully convinced Douglas that its concept was the ideal solution in response to an international tender. The “Douglas Card” has been in existence for an impressive 16 years and […]

Motorola’s Mobile Loyalty Solution is the retail industrys most comprehensive managed service that enables retailers to foster a more personal relationship with their customers and digitize store-branded membership cards on customers mobile phones. This new offering is compatible with the majority of mobile phones in the U.S. market today and provides customers with a more […]