Alexa's Coming To Fibit | How Stroopwafels Got Into Starbucks | Gen Z Increasingly Sets The Pace For Retail

When it comes to products and retail services, members of Generation Z are increasingly setting the pace. Retail chains and prominent brands are working harder to serve those consumers via such services as buy online, pick up in store. What other trends will Gen Z fuel? Read More...

Tech firms are powering self-checkout with digital innovations, while grocers are eyeing fulfillment through automation to meet eCommerce order demand. According to the PYMNTS Automated Retail Tracker, 12 percent of U.S. consumers make online orders for pickup or delivery. Here’s how automation can help fill those requests (and offer self-checkout in stores). Read More...

Speed, Security And Simplicity: The Three Ss Of Payments Innovation

While kids nationwide are getting reacquainted with the three R’s of education, payments players around the world are getting up to speed on the three S’s of payments: speed, security and simplicity. Nailing down one or two usually isn’t a problem — but mastering all three at once is emerging as this fall’s biggest payments challenge. Read More...