Source People love to give and receive Valentine cards. They also love their smart phones and cool technology. 2D Valentines Car2ds are the artistic connection between the two. Using a Microsoft Tag as my palette I create our planet’s most romantic 2d barcodes. Scan the front of a Valentines Car2d for a nice video, scan the inside for a free iPhone or [...]
Source Feb 6, 2012 – Apple has fixed the issue! You are now safe to update as long as the version shows 1.1. See screenshot below. Feb 2, 2012 – Yesterday afternoon Apple released “Security Update 2012-001” for Snow Leopard. We strongly recommend that you DO NOT install this update. We have discovered that this update causes Diamond to crash [...]
Source Fiserv announced that its ACCEL/Exchange payments network had “another record-setting year, processing more than 1.5 billion transactions in 2011, an increase of nearly 29% over 2010. ACCEL/Exchange payments network from Fiserv is one of the fastest-growing payments networks in the industry, supplying the infrastructure for financial institutions to give cardholders around-the-clock access to their demand deposit account funds at [...]
Source MasterCard announced fourth quarter and full-year results for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region. “For the quarter ending 31 December 2011, the region drove strong growth in gross dollar volume (21.8%), purchase volume (23.5%), purchase transactions (18.2%), cash transactions (18.4%) and cards issued (12.3%), versus the same period in 2010.”
Source Visa announced that U.S. financial institutions have reported issuing an estimated one million Visa-branded, EMV chip-enabled cards as of December 31, 2011. “Migrating the U.S. market to chip will help build an infrastructure for accepting NFC mobile payments, enhance international acceptance and reduce fraud,” said Stephanie Ericksen, head of authentication product integration, Visa Inc. “Since announcing our roadmap last [...]
Source On the web: To Sign Merchants, Square Heads to Campus To Recruit a Sales Force – Digital Transactions PayPal Says It’s Business as Usual a Month After President Resigns – AllThingsD Self-Checkout Footprints Get Smaller For Retail – Point of Sale News Citigroup Gets Approval to Issue China Credit Cards – WSJ.com On the wires: Datacard Group Announces an [...]
Source As consumer demand for app-friendly smartphones increases, QR code reader apps, originally popularized in Japan, are now flooding the American smartphone app market. I recently checked out three of the highest rated QR code reader iPhone apps: ShopSavvy, QRganize, and QRReader. Each iPhone app has specialized features that make it well-suited to users’ individual tastes and desired functionalities. Let’s [...]
Source Retailers using quick response codes on flyers, posters and in-store shelves may see an increase in consumer activity.
Source You may have used self-checkout stations at grocery stores and supermarkets, do-it-yourself retailers like IKEA, Lowe’s and Home Depot, CVS Pharmacy, and even to borrow books from your local public library. Designed to expedite service for shoppers with just a few Read more…
Source HT recalls point-of-sale headlines from January 2012. With the dawn of a fresh year, advancements in POS continue to drive the restaurant and hotel industry.
