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Zeller wins Fast Company award for payment terminal
Fintech

Zeller wins Fast Company award for payment terminal

The accolade underlines Zeller's push beyond payments hardware, with the terminal now used by more than 110,000 businesses worldwide.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month

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Quick service restaurant (QSR) stories

Store locator placement lifts digital out-of-home intent
User Interface

Store locator placement lifts digital out-of-home intent

Placement of store details can sway digital out-of-home campaigns, with location cues lifting purchase and visit intent by up to 110%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
The Top Cool Intelligence Trends of 2027
Data Analytics

The Top Cool Intelligence Trends of 2027

Connected coolers are becoming a source of live market data, helping brands cut costs, improve safety and boost compliance across fleets.

By Adam McElroy • 4 min read • Last month
Restaurant Brands deepens search partnership with Optimisers
Marketing Technologies

Restaurant Brands deepens search partnership with Optimisers

Accurate location data is now central to how diners find KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in New Zealand across search, maps and AI tools.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
Ayla launches Dealer Hub for connected device networks
Virtualisation

Ayla launches Dealer Hub for connected device networks

Manufacturers can now monitor dealer-installed devices across sites, aiming to cut service delays and spot faults before customers complain.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
inDrive.Ads expands to 25 countries with 2bn impressions
Data Protection

inDrive.Ads expands to 25 countries with 2bn impressions

The expansion gives brands access to in-app audiences across 25 markets as inDrive seeks a second revenue stream to support lower fares and commissions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Yahoo launches In-Flight Outcomes for Australian DSP
Marketing Technologies

Yahoo launches In-Flight Outcomes for Australian DSP

Advertisers in Australia can now adjust campaigns in real time using sales and store visit data, cutting measurement delays to days or hours.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Azira & Adobe launch cross-border footfall tracking
Customer Experience

Azira & Adobe launch cross-border footfall tracking

Advertisers can now link overseas ad spend to store visits, as the new tool goes live in Asia-Pacific and targets travel campaigns.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Sat, 29th Aug 2026
Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators
Data Analytics

Tenzo launches AI Connector for hospitality operators

Hospitality managers can now query live sales, labour and stock data in plain English, cutting delays caused by fragmented reporting systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Aug 2026
Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform
Smart Cities

Lumana's focus on vertical applications for AI video surveillance platform

Lumana's Principal Product Manager says its camera-agnostic AI platform is expanding beyond security into retail, healthcare and smart cities.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Aug 2026
Voicify cuts costs with Google Cloud's Gemini models
Data Protection

Voicify cuts costs with Google Cloud's Gemini models

The switch has cut Voicify's model costs by up to 30% while helping the platform keep restaurant and healthcare calls flowing at peak times.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Jul 2026
Hospitality POS shifts to connected self-service platforms
Software-as-a-Service

Hospitality POS shifts to connected self-service platforms

Operators could lift spend and speed service as hospitality payments move from fixed terminals to connected platforms across venues.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2026
Is this the advertising opportunity most brands are still missing?
Smart TV

Is this the advertising opportunity most brands are still missing?

Streaming viewers can spend up to 10 minutes choosing what to watch, giving brands a rare chance to grab attention before the show starts.

By Oscar Rondon • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2026
TCS tops Everest Group's store services provider ranking
Data Analytics

TCS tops Everest Group's store services provider ranking

Stores are becoming a bigger tech battleground as retailers seek tighter links between operations, checkout and customer engagement.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jun 2026

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Starbucks teams up with Alipay for AI coffee alarm
Data Protection

Starbucks teams up with Alipay for AI coffee alarm

Chinese consumers can now schedule daily Starbucks orders through Alipay's AI agent, as the firms deepen ties around routine mobile payments.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
Azira launches AI location platform for travel marketers
Software-as-a-Service

Azira launches AI location platform for travel marketers

Destination marketers could cut report turnaround times as Azira One puts complex location data into a natural language AI interface.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Global Payments launches Genius World in Las Vegas
Digital Transformation

Global Payments launches Genius World in Las Vegas

Merchants may gain a clearer view of how Global Payments links hardware, software and payments as it takes Genius on a 40-stop US tour.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 25th Aug 2026