Dec. 4, 2018

Walmart is deploying a Dotcom store service that allows in-store customers to buy items on Walmart.com, with the help of store associates who can place orders on their handheld touchscreen devices, according to a news release.

The service lets customers pay for items via cash, check, credit, debit or Walmart Pay and have them shipped directly to the customer home or store location, according to the release. The service is now available in all of Walmart’s 4,700 stores and will be offered year-around.

"The Dotcom store offers customers even more assortment options than what’s on our physical shelves — whether that be different sizes, colors or varieties," said Tom Ward, senior vice iof digital and central operations," Walmart US in the release.

After ordering the item through an associate, customers get a printed ticket or email or text with a barcode and can pay at any in-store register. After paying for the item, the shipment process begins.

The Dotcom store app includes all items sold and shipped by Walmart, however the company plans to add marketplace items to the app in the future. The app is not available in Arkansas, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, according to the release.

Topics: Handsets / Devices, Mobile Apps, POS, Retail

Companies: Walmart

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Dec. 3, 2018

An enhanced agreement between myPOS Europe Ltd. and Belgium’s Bancontact Payconiq Co. announced today means myPOS clients can accept online payments from Bancontact cards using PayButton, PayLink or myPOS checkout, according to a press release.

Bancontact is the most popular electronic payments service in Belgium and processes debit card payments through shops, gas stations, vending machines and online purchases. Bancontact, in March 2018, merged with mobile payments platform Payconiq to form the new company.

The myPOS partnership began in 2017 when myPOS devices located across the EEA began to accept Bancontact card payments, according to the release. In an average month, myPOS processes about 38,000 Bancontact payments across more than 20 different European countries.

Topics: Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments, POS, Region: EMEA

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Dec. 3, 2018

RGK Mobile, a Barcelona-based provider of mobile payments, has entered an agreement with Mexico-based Claro Mobile, covering service in parts of Central America and South America and Tigo Mobile, covering El Salvador and Honduras.

RGK, which has been focused on the European and Asia Pacific markets, said the agreements brokered through carrier technology aggregator Aldeamo, represents a major expansion of its business, according to a press release. The Claro deal will expand its business into Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Ecuador.

RGK technology allows customers to make purchases over mobile devices directly through mobile phone bills, eliminating the need to use credit card payments. The company will provide SMS billing capabilities to Claro and Tigo.

The carriers will also get access to a dancing video service called "Let’s Me Dance" and a gaming platform called "Sunny Games."

Topics: Bill Payment, Carriers / Operators, Mobile Apps, Region: Americas

Companies: RGK Mobile

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