Data Capture, AIDC & RFID

ThinkSmart Limited has announced that Aurum Group will be launching ClearPay, ThinkSmart's first to market, interest-free digital payment solution designed for millennial shoppers, on WatchShop.com, the online watch and jewellery store.

Janam Technologies LLC, provider of rugged mobile computers that scan barcodes and communicate wirelessly, has been named 2018 Manufacturer of the Year by Varlink. This marks the second consecutive year (and third time overall) that Janam has won this prestigious award.

HERE Technologies has introduced a new over-the-air (OTA) solution for automakers to use in connected vehicles. HERE OTA Connect resolves a critical problem: ensuring that data, software and firmware can be transferred between the cloud and a vehicle securely to update and enhance vehicle functions.

Magento Commerce, has announced advancements to its flagship platform. New integrations with Amazon Pay, Klarna, and Vertex expedite the checkout process, provide flexible payment terms, and deliver instant and accurate tax and shipping rates.

ABBYY has launched ABBYY FineReader Engine 12, a next-generation software development kit (SDK) that allows businesses to integrate text recognition, PDF conversion, and data capture functionalities into software applications running in the cloud, on premises or virtual machines.

Tradeshift has launched what it describes as an industry first: becoming the only cloud platform to bring supply chain payments, supply chain finance, and blockchain-based early payments together into one unified end-to-end solution, Tradeshift Pay.

McDonald's, along with its franchisees, in the UK and Ireland has selected Ingenico Group, the seamless payment, solutions provider, to handle the growth in demand for cashless transactions for the next five years.

By Lina Andolf-Orup, Global Product Marketing Manager, Fingerprints.

Contactless payments' popularity is undeniable. Of the 3.5 billion payment cards produced annually, about half are now contactless.

Ergonomic Solutions – the creator of SpacePole – has scheduled August 2018 to introduce OpenSpace DUO, a new concept in mPOS mounts designed to hold two devices simultaneously; one either side of the mount. The mounts can hold a mobile/portable card payment EPoS device on one side of the mount, and a smart device (iPod) or a smart phone such as Samsung or iPhone on the other.

Today's digital payments tech is delivering far more than process and cost efficiency in the B2B supply chain, says Patrick Bermingham, CEO, Adflex – it's also creating new value by changing how buyers and suppliers find and do business with each other.