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Dec 21 global payments news: Future of ATMs, Kroger's driverless deliveries, 2019 industry predictions, global news roundup |
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Welcome to our final global payments newsletter for 2018. We start with a post about the future of ATMs with a little bit of history about the first ATMs mixed in. Next, we take a look at Kroger’s latest driverless delivery pilot project as well as payments industry, retail and fintech expert predictions for 2019. Finally, we’ve got the week's global payments news roundup as always. We’ll be taking a Christmas break and we’ll be back with you in January. Happy holidays from all of us at Payments NEXT!
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What’s the future of ATMs?
Could ATMs go the way of the payphone and fax machine thanks to the decline in cash payments and the growth in digital and mobile payments and other fintech innovations? A new report from RBR Research shows the number of ATMs installed worldwide peaked at 3.28 million in 2017. Researchers expect the number of ATMs to slowly decline to 3.23 million ATMs by 2023. Read more... |
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Kroger launches AZ driverless delivery of groceries
The highways got a little more crowded with driverless vehicles as America’s largest grocer Kroger launched a pilot program for driverless delivery of groceries in Scottsdale, AZ. The newest driverless delivery vehicles will serve customers of a local grocery subsidiary Fry’s Food Stores in what Kroger calls the “first-ever unmanned delivery service available to the general public. Read more…
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2019 payments industry predictions
It’s a busy time of year, so we’ll make today’s newsletter a quick one with a fast roundup of 2019 payments industry predictions from the experts. Perfect for reading on your mobile or while you’re in between making your last-minute online orders. Catch the expert predictions for mobile payments, fintech, retail, banking and other payments industry trends. Read more... |
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Payments NEXT – Dec 21 Global payments news roundup
Welcome to our final global payments news roundup for the year. We’ll be taking a Christmas break and back with you in January. Meanwhile, here’s the best of this week’s global payments news for your weekend reading. We’ve got an SEC investigation into robo-advisors, a positive report on payments stocks, mobile payments trends, and a look at 10 UK mobile banks challenging Britain’s High Street. Read more... |
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