Tag: cash
Cash Remains King in UK Shops
Alternative/emerging means of payment, such as online payments and money-off coupons, grew last year seemingly by 150%, although these remained a fraction of the total. But cash remains the dominant payment mechanism. Cash is still the most popular form of payment in UK shops but the popularity of vouchers and coupons is on the rise,…
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Whiteknights FC has become an iZettler
Whiteknights Football Club has been delivering youth football in Reading since 1986 and is and FA Charter Status club. We have over 150 players and the club has always been run and administered by volunteers. Collecting payments and subscriptions from busy parents is always a challenge and it can take a long time. Part of the problem…
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McPrepaid: Luncheon Vouchers grind beefburgers to a halt
Which retailer has done one of the best jobs of supporting and promoting contactless payments in the UK? I would say McDonald’s. All their restaurants proudly display payments terminals that accept contactless payments and they have made a considerable investment. The standard reasons a retailer/ restauranteur would want to accept contactless payments would include the speed of…
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Contactless payments to increase retailer revenues
McDonald’s will be introducing contactless payment technology throughout all their restaurants this month. I can see why they would do this; as customer adoption increases the average till time will decrease and there will be less cash to deal with. The interesting thing is that McDonald’s expect this to increase revenue: Mark Fabes, UK IT…
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Vodafone Hungary to test NFC m-payments at Sziget festival
Here’s a good trial of NFC m-payments in an entertainemtn environment. The whole scheme seems to focus on the consumer first including cashing-out and theft of cards. Well done Vodafone and good luck. During the 18th edition of the festival, a number of Vodafone customers will also be able to make NFC-based payments using NFC-enabled…
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UK ‘could be living without cash in 10-15 years’
When I read this line, “The UK could be living without cash in the next ten to 15 years” I thought there are quite a few people there already. Read the short article at this link: UK ‘could be living without cash in 10-15 years’. Personally I think it is a little unlikely that cash will have disappeared…
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