By 2020 many things will be different: London’s Crossrail will be in full service, England will be hosting the first international football tournament since 1992 and Britain may well be voting in the next general election. The UK payments landscape will
Ron Kalifa, deputy chairman at Worldpay, Britain’s biggest payment provider, predicts how consumers will spend and how retailers will take money in 2015 Biometrics, contactless payments wearable tech are among the technologies that will transform the way we pay in
On- and offlline furniture retailer MADE claims it will be one of the first to benefit from the announcement that the new Apple iPhones are NFC enabled. MADE recently announced that it has integrated NFC tagging technology. Each product in the
Argos has launched NFC technology in 40 stores, enabling shoppers to use their smartphones to engage with store staff to receive the latest offers and download its mobile app. The NFC capability has been introduced in partnership with Proxama, the
Lidl has rolled out contactless payment technology with near field communication (NFC) capabilities to all 600 of its UK stores in partnership with WorldPay. Contactless technology was installed in all stores by the end of July 2013, following a pilot
Jon Worley, director of customer interactions at payment solutions specialist, The Logic Group, predicts the key retail technology trends for 2013 2012 has been a tough year for the high street, with retailers struggling to drive sales and many high street
JCDecaux, the outdoor advertising company, has appointed zappit as its partner for the development of NFC-enabled services for outdoor ad campaigns in the UK. Zappit provides QR, NFC and mobile payment technology that helps brands engage with consumers using their
In the seventh Retail Times and Euromonitor International Retail Spotlight, Daniel Latev, head of retailing research, Euromonitor International, explores how the smartphone evolution is driving online sales in markets around the world Internet retailing is bucking the overall retailing trend and
Unilever is launching a digital advertising campaign for four of its brands and incorporating QR codes in the images to allows consumers to access tailored brand content on their smart phones by scanning a code or tapping a chip on
