All Payments articles – Page 3
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NewsAsos restricts buy now, pay later services in latest profit push
Fashion giant Asos has introduced restrictions on its buy now, pay later services for shoppers as part of its latest bid to improve profitability, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsDigital wallet use to surpass card payments within 10 years
Digital wallet transactions are set to overtake card transactions and other payments in the UK within 10 years, according to new research by FreedomPay and Retail Economics.
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AnalysisThe Disruptors: Nine brands transforming the way shoppers pay
The latest instalment of Retail Week’s Disruptors series showcases the companies making waves in the payments sector.
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NewsAmazon extends ‘palm payment’ at Whole Foods Market stores
Amazon is to introduce payment by palm across its Whole Foods Market grocery business in the US.
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Retail VoiceSix trends retailers should continue watching across the next six months
From spending on experiences to an abundance of payment options, Mastercard examines six of the biggest consumer trends retailers should be focused on for the rest of the year
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NewsKlarna and Stellar Global launch virtual shopping solution
Klarna has partnered with retail experience agency Stellar Global to deliver a virtual shopping solution for ecommerce brands.
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NewsShopify to make Shop Pay available to retailers off-platform
Shopify is expanding its accelerated checkout service Shop Pay to include retailers not on its platform.
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Retail VoiceThe five biggest trends in payments for retail
Letting your customers pay the way they want to should be top of the agenda for retailers, says Elavon’s Michael Bosshammer as he takes a look at the biggest payment movements right now
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Opinion‘Facial recognition is everywhere in China and people seem OK with it’
Returning to China, Retail Week analyst Hanna Hua shares her experience of how technology such as facial recognition, payments and robots is transforming shopping. Can such dramatic change be expected in the UK?
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Retail VoiceWinning share of wallet with Gen Z and millennial shoppers
With retailers keen to understand what makes younger consumers tick, and more importantly spend, American Express unveils research into this generation of shoppers, says Dan Edelman at American Express
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DataMoney talks: Data on what will get 2,000 consumers spending
One of the major areas of retail transformation over the past decade has occurred at the checkout – with consumers now using a raft of new payment types to make purchases online and in-store.
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NewsTHG launches buy now, pay later scheme
THG has launched a new buy now, pay later scheme in partnership with Newpay, a digital credit account.
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NewsCo-op to accept PayPal payments for online shopping
The Co-op has signed a deal with PayPal allowing customers to use the service to pay for their groceries online.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How consumers shopped the electricals sector this Christmas
Once a stalwart of Christmas and Boxing Day Sales shopping, the pressure from the cost-of-living crisis meant electricals presented a mixed bag for retailers over this festive season.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retail confounded the doom and gloom to achieve a very merry Christmas
As soon as retailers’ Christmas updates started coming in, it was clear that something unexpected had happened – the festive season had been better than anticipated for many
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NewsCash retail payments halved last year as ecommerce sales soared
Cash accounted for just 15% of all transactions in 2021, the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed.
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Retail VoiceFive ways retailers can avoid basket abandonment online
The movement of money is the life-source of commerce, says Elavon Europe’s Rob Evans, who explains the pan-European changes that have made the way we pay safer, quicker and easier
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VideoWatch: 'BNPL is an important, growing part of our business,' says Currys credit director
Currys has doubled the size of its point-of-sale finance business over the past two years, Currys credit director David Buxton has revealed.
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Retail VoiceThe future of fluid customer journeys at the virtual checkout
With consumers demanding online payments be as swift and efficient as possible, Axerve’s Alessio Damonti asks what retailers can do to reduce friction at the virtual checkout.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What are retailers doing to avoid a nightmare before Christmas?
Retailers need a Christmas miracle. With unaffordable fuel bills and economic turmoil wreaking havoc on consumer confidence, the backdrop of this year’s festive season is looking closer to a Dickens novel than a winter wonderland