ARTICLES BY BERNADETTE WILSON

• Walmart Announces Its Mobile Payment Solution

  12/10/2015

  Walmart Pay works with almost any smartphone and payment type including major credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, and gift cards. Walmart is the first retailer to offer its own mobile payment capability that works with any iOS or Android device and any payment type.

• RSPA Spreads The Word About Visa QIR Certification Requirement, Helps VARs Respond

  12/8/2015

  In this interview, Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) President Kelly Funk tells how the association is assisting VARs with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Qualified Integrator and Reseller (QIR) certification and is working to spread the word that, effective March 31, 2016, Visa is requiring acquirers to ensure all newly boarded Level 4 merchants have point of sale (POS) application and terminal installation and integration performed by professionals with this certification.

• Adoption Of Cayan’s Genius Platform Increases

  9/16/2015

  Cayan announced that the adoption of its Genius Customer Engagement Platform has grown and major retailers are among Genius customers. Cayan chose to make the announcement during Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) RetailNOW 2015, where the Genius platform was on display.

• Mike Seymour Accepts RSPA Chairperson Gavel

  8/4/2015

  New Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) Board Chairperson Mike Seymour accepted the gavel from 2014-15 Chairperson Jim Roddy during a ceremony Tuesday at RetailNOW in Orlando, FL.

• RSPA Announces New Professional Development Program

  8/4/2015

  The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) launched its newly expanded professional development program at RetailNOW 2015.

• Verizon NRF Panel: EMV Alone Is Not Enough

  2/4/2015

  With the October 1, 2015 date fast approaching when liability for fraudulent card transactions will shift to merchants without EMV-enabled systems, it’s of little surprise that EMV was one of the topics at the panel discussion on securing mobile and retail payments hosted by Verizon Enterprise Solutions at the NRF Big Show 2015.

• Is It More Important To Be Compliant Or Secure?

  2/4/2015

  Roldophe Simonetti, managing director of compliance consulting at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, says the Verizon Enterprise Solutions 2015 PCI Report that will be released in a few weeks seeks to answer common questions businesses are asking about compliance and the security of credit card data.

• Are You Taking Advantage Of Everything RSPA Has To Offer?

  12/5/2014

  The Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) webinar “RSPA Member Benefits: Maximize the Value for Your Business” outlines the resources and cost savings that go along with RSPA membership. Member benefits include legal consultation and document templates, networking opportunities, education and training, shipping discounts, and a scholarship program — although members might be overlooking some of these opportunities.

• View From The Top Panel Talks As-A-Service, EMV

  10/7/2014

  Industry leaders shared their insights on as-a-Service, EMV, mobility, the state of the retail industry, and channel sustainability during the View From The Top: Leadership Panel Discussion at this year’s Retail Solutions Providers Association’s RetailNOW.

• First Data Symposium: Which Security Category Describes Your Business?

  3/20/2014

  At First Data’s Cyber Security Symposium “Commerce in the Crosshairs: Solutions to the Growing Threat,” experts shared that when it comes to security, businesses can be divided into basic categories. The event, held in New York on March 18, was First Data’s first symposium providing information and education on trends and evolving threats to security.

• RSPA INSPIRE 2014: Focus On Leadership

  2/6/2014

  Business Solutions attended the Retail Solutions Providers Association event, RSPA INSPIRE Thought Leadership Summit, held at the Gran Melia Golf Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Feb. 2-5, 2014. During the event, leaders of the retail technology industry experienced three days of executive level, interactive education designed specifically to promote thought leadership, offer solutions to current obstacles facing the industry and improve business practices.

• Twitter And Square’s Jack Dorsey Inspires NRF BIG Show Crowd

  1/16/2014

  Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and founder of Square, spoke on the final morning of Retail’s BIG Show and EXPO, hosted by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The event, billed as the world's leading retail event, was held Jan. 12-15 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Members of his audience, tweeting from the event on the morning of January 15, 2014, share favorite quotes, takeaways, and actionable ideas from Dorsey, aka @jack.

• Guess Updates App To Keep Customers Coming Back

  12/30/2013

  Guess has found a way to keep its app relevant to its customer base. The company has recently updated its app to include a new loyalty program and a newsfeed, which provides customers with customized messages, event notices, behind the scenes videos, and exclusive shopping offers. Like many other retailers, the company has also linked its loyalty program with the app so that customers are able to connect to their Guess List account and view their loyalty information, as well as keep offers, receipts, and gift cards in a mobile wallet.

• November Sales Gains Largest In Five Months

  12/13/2013

  Consumers took advantage of holiday shopping opportunities in November — and increasing sales suggest economy is slowly strengthening. Despite the fact that the holiday shopping season was cut short by a later Thanksgiving, it would seem all the worrying was for naught: the Department of Commerce reports that retail sales rose 0.7 percent, the largest increase in five months.

• RSPA Honors Weintraub With Hall Of Fame Induction

  9/6/2013

  Leonard Weintraub was posthumously inducted into the Retail Solutions Providers Association (RSPA) Retail Technology Hall of Fame at the awards banquet at the association’s 2013 RetailNOW event. Since 2008, RSPA has recognized outstanding professionalism and contributions to the Retail Technology Industry with a place in the Hall of Fame.