Point of Sale (POS) stories
Once confined to the front of a physical store, where you would exchange cash or present a credit card
as payment for goods and services, Point of Sale today encompasses any ‘point’ at which a checkout is
encountered and payments are made. This includes websites for online shopping, both in Business to
Consumer and Business to Business transactions. Point of Sale infrastructure includes physical devices
such as purpose-designed computers and cash-handling hardware, printers, credit card terminals, and
more. Online POS infrastructure includes payment gateways and other integrated services from, for
example, organisations providing credit services.
Revolut hits 1m Aussie users, plans AUD $400m push
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Revolut passes 1m Australian customers and vows nearly AUD $400m investment, stepping up its challenge to local digital banking rivals.
Affirm expands Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK, Canada
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Affirm extends Wayfair buy now, pay later to UK and Canada, offering instalment plans on higher-ticket home purchases amid tighter scrutiny.
Smart CT wins Toshiba deal to support 32 UK retailers
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Smart CT secures three-year Toshiba deal to maintain tills and tech for 32 UK high street retailers, handling 10,000 callouts annually.
Lydian app brings crypto payments to Clover merchants
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Lydian app lets Clover merchants accept crypto from 300+ digital assets at checkout while still being settled in local fiat currency.
Pricer unveils targeted Pricer Avenue shelf-edge platform
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Pricer launches Pricer Avenue, a modular, battery-free shelf-edge platform for targeted premium aisles and promotion-heavy store zones.
Newland gains TSYS Level 3 nod for Android terminals
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Newland secures TSYS Sierra Level 3 approval for PayExplorer on its attended Android terminals, easing PCI scope and rollout for ISVs in North America.
Revolut unveils unified merchant payments suite in Australia
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Revolut launches a unified merchant payments suite in Australia, tying in‑person, online and A2A payments directly to its business accounts.
Revolut unveils unified payments platform for Australia
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Revolut Business launches an all-in-one acquiring platform in Australia, unifying online, in-person and account-to-account payments.
Toast opens new Bengaluru tech hub to drive growth
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Toast has opened a 64,000-square-foot Bengaluru tech hub at RMZ Ecoworld to scale product development, hiring and global innovation.
Oracle OPERA Cloud gains approval across IHG hotels
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IHG adds Oracle OPERA Cloud to its approved hotel systems list, giving franchisees a new global option for core property operations.
Castles to supply Android payment terminals for Loomis Pay
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Castles Technology secures Loomis Pay deal to roll out Android payment terminals and tools across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Spain.
Adyen & Raptor embed payments for Asia Pacific SMBs
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Adyen partners with Raptor to embed payments into POS tools, promising smoother reconciliation and cross-channel reporting for APAC SMBs.
Forrester maps ten edge & IoT trends set to shape 2025
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AI at the edge, observability and Zero Trust security head Forrester’s ten edge and IoT trends it says will redefine enterprise tech in 2025.
Xero expands App Store with new global integrations
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Xero broadens its App Store with new global integrations spanning finance, automation, CRM and sector-specific tools for key markets.
Hnry & Volley launch QR open banking for sole traders
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Hnry and Volley launch Scan to Pay using open banking, letting sole traders take QR code payments on the spot for a 35-cent flat fee.
VIOOH, ISM link Shell forecourt screens to programmatic
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VIOOH partners with ISM to offer programmatic access to 784 digital screens at Shell petrol stations across Germany, serving 200m impressions.
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BIXOLON, Printec power thermal receipt kiosks push
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BIXOLON partners with Printec to standardise compact thermal printers in self-service and retail kiosks across Slovenia and wider Europe.
Kitestring opens neutral lab for retail POS testing
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Kitestring has launched a neutral retail innovation lab in Arkansas, letting enterprise chains trial rival POS and omnichannel systems side by side.
EU rules push POS compliance to the frontline checkout
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EU rules are turning the checkout into a compliance hub, pushing retailers to rethink POS tech, processes and in-store customer journeys.
Cloover raises USD $1.222bn to boost home clean energy
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Berlin’s Cloover secures USD $1.222bn to scale AI-powered financing for home solar, batteries and heat pumps across Europe.