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.
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BIXOLON, Printec power thermal receipt kiosks push
2 days ago
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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
3 days ago
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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
3 days ago
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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
4 days ago
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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.
YouLend & Teya launch SME cash advances in UK, Europe
Last week
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YouLend teams up with Teya to launch flexible cash advances of GBP £1,000-GBP £2 million for more than 30,000 UK SMEs, ahead of EU rollout.
Blink unveils Card Present API for real-time ISV pay
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Blink launches Card Present API to let ISVs add in-person card payments with real-time reporting and managed terminal support.
Paydibs unveils Nexus suite & Mini POS for MSMEs
Last week
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Paydibs launches Nexus eCommerce suite and Mini POS tool to cut digitalisation costs and simplify payments for Malaysia’s 1.1m MSMEs.
HPE boosts retail resilience with new edge & core tech
Last week
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HPE rolls out new Aruba switches, Marvis-powered analytics and Nonstop servers to keep retail transactions and in-store networks always on.
Fluent Connect uses AI to speed retail integrations
Last week
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Fluent Commerce unveils Fluent Connect, using AI to slash retail system integration times from months to days across key platforms.
HPE boosts retail with Aruba, Mist AIOps & Nonstop
Last week
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HPE targets always-on retail with new Aruba switches, Mist AIOps analytics and boosted Nonstop systems for high-pressure transactions.
Quail Digital unveils safety-focused retail headsets
Last week
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Quail Digital launches Pro12 wireless headsets to boost safety and incident response as UK retailers battle surging theft and staff abuse.
Sitoo gets Gartner recognition in Unified Commerce Platforms
Last week
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Sitoo has been named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s 2025 guide on AI-enabled unified commerce platforms for Tier 2 retailers.
Mastercard links with TerraPay to boost wallet tap-and-go
This month
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Mastercard and TerraPay team up to let mobile wallet users tap and pay at over 150 million Mastercard contactless locations worldwide.
Generational split widens over cards, wallets & checkout
This month
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Younger shoppers embrace digital wallets and self-checkouts as older customers stick with cards and staff, widening a payments generation gap.
Mollie to acquire GoCardless & form EU payments giant
This month
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Mollie to buy GoCardless in 2026, uniting 350,000 merchants into a single European payments group handling USD $130 billion yearly.
Razorpay unveils smart checkout offers for Singapore
This month
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Razorpay launches smart checkout discounts in Singapore to nudge shoppers to cheaper payment methods and cut cart abandonment rates.
Castles opens Melbourne hub to drive Pacific growth
Last month
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Castles Technology has opened a Melbourne hub as its Pacific headquarters, targeting fast-growing Android payments across Australia and NZ.
Patchworks data surges 320% as retailers extend BFCM peak
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Patchworks data operations jumped over 320% year on year as retailers stretched BFCM 2025 into a longer, more complex multichannel peak.
Energy & transport brands talk loyalty innovation
Mon, 24th Nov 2025
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Australian and New Zealand energy and transport firms embrace AI-driven loyalty platforms for faster, personalised customer rewards and operational efficiency in 2025.
How SaaS vendors can compete with giants by integrating tap to pay SoftPOS
Sun, 23rd Nov 2025
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SaaS vendors can now rival giants by integrating Tap to Pay SoftPOS, boosting retention and revenue with minimal development effort and better customer value.