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      Foundations of Innovation

      As consumer demand for touchless and frictionless experiences has risen rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, convenience retailers — on the average — are encountering greater challenges in meeting these needs than retailers in other verticals.

      November 9, 2020 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ build vs buy, convenience, EMV, frictionless, outdoor emv, retail petroleum, touchless
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      The MYTH of getting robbed from your pocket via Contactless Payments

      While navigating on social media, I found a video around contactless fraud. The video warns people to be protective of their wallets as he initiated a contactless transaction with another person who carried his wallet inside his back pocket (you can see the video here). Of course, a video like this can generate reactions that…

      October 1, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, SECURITY+, Uncategorized Contactless, contactless payments, EMV, fraud, fraud mitigation, fraud scheme
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      What’s Holding Up Contactless Payments in the US?

      Contactless payments in the US have been lauded for years as the next consumer payment trend. Aside from a few very large retailers and transit use in cities like New York, Boston and Chicago, however, there are not many merchants that accept contactless payments in today’s market. This post will discuss why US contactless payments…

      July 31, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ card issuance, Contactless, contactless payments, dual interface cards, EMV, mag stripe, mobile payments, MSD, Payments, quick chip, transactions, US payments, wearable devices, wearables
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      Cashiering Enters the Mobile Age

      The following has been re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original article can be found here.   Hand-held devices aren’t just convenient; they are the secured cash registers of the future. By Ed Collupy Looking back, I always wanted the opportunity to checkout a customer using a brass cash register, not just seeing and admiring…

      May 10, 2018 by Daniel Kahan No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+ ACH, barcode, cash register, checkout, conexxus, diital security, ECR, electronic cash register, EMV, handheld pin pad, line busting, mcommerce, mobile payments, NCR, pci, pin pad, pinpad, point of sale, POS, ZipLine
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      Changing Signature Requirements - How Will You Be Impacted?

      Starting last year, the 4 major US card brands – MasterCard, Visa, Amex, and Discover – issued announcements that beginning in April 2018, merchants are no longer be required to collect signatures on card present transactions. Each card brand’s program has different rules and requirements about which transactions are exempt from signature collection, but broadly,…

      February 7, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus, PAYMENTS+ amex, discover, EMV, mastercard, Signature, visa
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      2017: Observations in Review & What’s to Come

      The following was re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original posting can be found here. As the year ends, it’s a time for reflection and to look into the future.  By Ed Collupy It’s that time of the year when it’s always good to take time to look back, reflect, and muse – where did…

      January 2, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ C-Store EMV, conexxus, customer engagement, EMV, inventory management, NACS, Retail ROI, Super Saturday, year in review
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      To PIN or Not to PIN?

      A PIN— a Personal Identification Number. A customer’s PIN is the number that can verify a customer’s identity during a transaction. Most consumers and merchants believe that a PIN should be the de facto method for validating a cardholder’s identity. The question of whether or not a PIN will be the verification method most widely…

      November 9, 2017 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Contactless, CVM, EMV, Fintech, Mobile, Mobile Payment, PIN, Signature
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      Moving Forward With Payment Technology

      The following has been re-posted from C-Store Decisions. The original article can be found here. As EMV implementation wraps up, retailers must consider where mobile payment solutions are headed. By Ed Collupy The baseball season is in full swing and I’m reminded as I continue to think about card payments in the petro/convenience store industry…

      June 5, 2017 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ C-Store EMV, data security, EMV, mobile payments, Payment Technology, Petroleum Technology
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      EMV Hopes - An Implementation Update

      The following has been re-posted from C-Store Decisions. The original article can be found here. As retailers struggle with compliance, chargebacks from the liability shift have been larger than anyone in the industry anticipated. By Ed Collupy The implementation of EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) chip card acceptance should be history for inside payment transactions…

      May 9, 2017 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ C-Store EMV, Chargebacks, EMV, liability shift, Petro
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      Forecourt Evolution

      The following excerpt, re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions, is an excerpt from Lisa White’s article “Back Office & Forecourt Evolution,” which contains contributions from W. Capra’s Ed Collupy. FORECOURT BREAKTHROUGHS When it comes to new developments in forecourt marketing, much of the focus has been on incorporating technology, such as media and ordering capabilities, at…

      November 18, 2016 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus CSD, EMV, forecourt, petro EMV, Petroleum
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      How Ready Are They?

      The following article, from Digital Transactions, contains contributions from Terry Mahoney, Partner at W. Capra Consulting Group: “Now that merchants have had their EMV D-Day, it’s the turn of ATM owners and petroleum marketers. The compliance picture isn’t pretty. Here’s why, and what ATM deployers, C-stores, and others can do about it.” Read the full…

      October 18, 2016 by wcapra No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+ C-Store EMV, EMV, Petroleum EMV
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      EMV – A Journey to Learn From

      The C-Store Industry Isn’t the Only One Struggling to Rollout EMV. The following is re-posted from Convenience Store News. Clearly there are more places where your EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa)chip card is being accepted, but there is still quite a road to travel before it is fully implemented. Convenience petroleum retailers aren’t alone with…

      August 2, 2016 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ EMF, EMV, Petroleum EMV
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