If you’ve watched the news or surfed the web over the last few months, you’re probably familiar with the latest consumer tech advancements like Google Glass and Apple Pay. But you probably haven’t heard about the latest wearable tech wrapping itself around the hotel industry: bracelets and glasses.Disney’s gotten a lot of buzz for its MagicBands, but they’re… Read More »
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A US trade group is asking the payment-card industry to delay the October EMV transition plan that will leave the retail food stores and pharmacies it represents liable for fraudulent transactions if they are unable to meet the deadline. Source: www.paymenteye.com FMI sent letter to VISA/MC asking for 2016. Retail food stores and pharmacies will not be able… Read More »
Drexel University is adding an iPad vending machine in their Dana and David Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. Source: www.psfk.com PostCounter: 4
The state’s first vehicle-registration self-service kiosk is proving quite a draw at a Westerville grocery store. Merritt Kimball of Worthington recently drove to Marc’s supermarket, 111 Huber Village Blvd., to sample the machine. Source: www.dispatch.com Kiosk users just swipe their driver’s license and credit card. The machine then provides registration stickers. A total of nine self-service kiosks… Read More »
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47 percent of Apple Pay users were denied by a participating merchant, study says. Source: arstechnica.com One piece to the puzzle that might keep banks paying into Apple’s platform is that customers seem to use credit cards more often on Apple Pay. According to Phoenix, 82 percent of Apple Pay users linked a credit card to their accounts,… Read More »
The Drexel University in Philadelphia has installed vending machines that contain iPads which can be rented by students through the use of their library cards. The program was launched to boost the students’ literacy through digital learning. Source: www.christianitydaily.com PostCounter: 4
Walmart’s top payments executive told a conference last week that letting banks issue EMV credit cards without PINs makes a mockery of EMV security, CNN Money Source: www.pymnts.com But card brands Visa and MasterCard, which are allowing banks to issue PIN-free credit cards, argue that the security improvements aren’t worth the high cost of retrofitting credit card-processing systems. … Read More »
If you walk along the north side of Fourth Street Live, you’ll notice a bright orange steel kiosk with a giant touch screen. It’s not just cool looking — it displays invisible air particles you can’t see. Source: www.bizjournals.com PostCounter: 4
If at all possible, we like to keep our router and hub count down to a nice round number of “one.” That’s the idea behind a pair of new models from Almon Source: www.engadget.com PostCounter: 5
Menomonee Falls, WI (PRWEB) April 03, 2015 — New at HIMSS CTS will be displaying and demonstrating a new range of latest technology antibacterial and antimicrobial technology and finishes including copper and UV lighting. Source: www.prweb.com Preview of CTS at HIMSS 2015 including new copper and UV light technology. PostCounter: 4
In the world of information technology, “cloud” has become jargon that is reminiscent of the word “plastics” in the iconic 1967 film, The Graduate. The “cloud” will solve all our problems, faster, cheaper, and more reliably. In reality, cloud is a heterogeneous concept and although it has promise we need to be careful not to oversell its capabilities.… Read More »
