Fast casual and quick-service restaurants are increasingly introducing kiosks to streamline the ordering process, especially at peak hours. Now, some are taking that tech to the next level by letting customers pay by scanning their faces — and, once they’ve done so, the system will remember them for next time, including payment credentials and order preferences. Here’s how one restaurant is using this technology to stand out in the highly competitive poke bowl market. Read More...

The bad news: Retailers are shuttering their stores at the fastest pace in a decade. The good news: 90 percent of revenues still come from the old-fashioned conduit of foot traffic. Skava vice president Yuval Yatskan shares new statistics that show how retailers are keeping more feet inside their stores.  Read More...

Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids. This and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five — just in case you missed it.  Read More...