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Visa Debuts Web3-Based Loyalty Solution to Help Brands Engage with Consumers in New Ways

Retail TouchPoints

Brands can, for example, engage customers by providing a digital wallet where they can apply rewards — such as perks and benefits — toward virtual, digital or real-world experiences in sectors such as travel, sports and more.

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Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Retail TouchPoints

The travel period surrounding the holiday is the world’s largest annual migration, with hundreds of millions of people travelling to see family both within China and abroad. It is unlikely that travel next year will be back to the pre-pandemic peak. Make sure you accept a variety of payment methods.

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White Stuff to Open First Airport Store in London Gatwick’s North Terminal

365 Retail

store, specifically designed with travellers in mind, marks a significant milestone for the brand as it continues to expand across the UK. The store will also introduce White Stuff’s new mobile payment system, allowing customers to make purchases from anywhere in the shop, providing a more convenient and seamless shopping experience.

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Hudson Uses COVID Shutdown to Shave 5 Months off Transaction Platform Deployment

Retail TouchPoints

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions. and Canada.

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4 Secrets To Boosting Retail Revenue By Catering To Foreign Tourists

RTP blog

As a result, most tourists spend serious time and money shopping when they travel here to the U.S. They Are Here For The Deals — So Push Them Hard Travelers to the U.S. However, before the era of mobile devices and social media, there was no easy way for retailers to deliver these offers and deals to them.

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N26 vs Monzo (Feb 2021): Which Mobile Bank Is Better?

Ecommerce Platforms

Travel money is charged at Mastercard’s exchange rates instead of interbank’s, which can work out more expensive compared to its competitors. Customers can make contactless mobile payments with Google and Apple Pay. Still, they may be relevant, especially if you’re a frequent traveler and/or looking for insurance.

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Key Considerations For Your Retail Store For 2024

RetailMinded

Data Minimization Travel light in the world of data collecting. You can include mobile payment options , or whatever system is the most reliable (the best if you have multiple options in this field). Data Transparency This is the part where you make your communication with consumers clear and transparent.