South Africa: Shoprite rolls out smart trolleys, designed in-house by the tech division Africa, Middle East In 2 Checkers hypermarkets, the South African giant is testing a smart connected trolley technology developed by ShopriteX, the tech entity of the parent company. Trolleys are equipped with cameras and control scales. Designed in-house, will this innovation be more economically viable than those from Caper (Instacart), Hanshow, Shopic or Trollee?
Biometric payment: Handwave raises US$4.2 million and signs with Visa Europe In the wake of Amazon One, Latvian start-up Handwave aims to democratise biometric payment and authentication using the palm of the hand. The past weeks have seen major announcements by the Founders, both former Worldline employees. Here are the details.
After Ebay, Klarna is collaborating with the resale platform Poshmark Americas Faced with the rise of circular fashion in the USA, where the second-hand market is worth US$51.9 billion, and the Swedish fintech company's ambitions to offer services beyond payment methods, Klarna and Poshmark are launching a new offer. It integrates a resale feature directly into the Klarna app.
Brazil: The success of instant payment system PIX triggers US investigation into unfair competition Americas In mid-July, the US launched an investigation into PIX, an electronic payment system created by the Central Bank that replaced bank cards and cash. This solution threatens the business of Visa, Mastercard, and WhatsApp Pay. This follows a report by Brazil's central bank highlighting the high usage rate of a free and instant payment method.
Through partnership with Shopify, OpenAI wants to integrate a native checkout feature into ChatGPT Americas On July 16, according to the Financial Times, OpenAI is working with Shopify on a new feature that will allow ChatGPT users to complete purchases directly from the chatbot interface via an integrated payment system.…
H&M equips U.K.’s staff with cameras to curb shoplifting and assaults Europe On July 7, 2025, H&M launched a trial in the United Kingdom of body cameras for sales staff, who have been facing an increase in shoplifting and assaults.…
