payments Archives — Carrington Malin

September 16, 2019
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Thousands of retail stores in hundreds of cities across China are already using facial recognition technology to accept payments from their customers. Shoppers find it fast and convenient, in particular when self-checkout systems allow consumers to skip store checkout queues. In fact, it is becoming the new standard for in-store electronic payments, with Chinese shoppers even using face scan payments for buying everyday grocery items such as a loaf of bread.

But, thousands of kilometres away in the British Isles, public distrust in facial recognition technology seems to be intensifying.

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October 30, 2017
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Will the arrival of Apple Pay in the UAE create a new sense of urgency for aspiring omnichannel retailers? Now that the country has a wide choice of mobile payment options, mobile-first strategies should finally be able to pay their own way.

The launch of Apple Pay and Samsung Pay means that the two leading mobile phone brands in the UAE now offer a native NFC payment service (together, Apply and Samsung account for about 50% of the UAE mobile phone market). This is a big deal for those developing omnichannel marketing.

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