October 23, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Albertsons Apple Pay, Albertsons Cos., Anuj Dhanda, Apple Pay, digital payment tool, mobile payment
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology

BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. has begun accepting Apple Pay mobile payment in all of its food and drug retail banners, spanning more than 2,300 stores nationwide. Albertsons Cos. said Monday that Apple Pay represents a new feature at checkout in its Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Tom Thumb, Randalls and Carrs supermarket locations. The digital
November 7, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Brian Tilzer, CVS Pay, CVS Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy mobile app, mobile payment
2016, Issue 11-07-2016, Issues, News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pay, an end-to-end mobile payment program at CVS Pharmacy, has been rolled out nationwide. CVS Pay is now part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, and it integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program into one scan at checkout. CVS Pay is an example of the company’s larger commitment
September 12, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Brian Tilzer, CVS Pay, CVS Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy mobile app, mobile payment
2016, Issue 09-12-2016, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has added a mobile payment tool to its app, expediting checkout. The tool, called CVS Pay, integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program in one scan. “Over the past year, our digital team has brought to market numerous new tools like CVS Pay that make shopping at CVS
September 12, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Abhi Dhar, Android Pay, Balance Rewards, mobile payment, Walgreens
2016, Issue 09-12-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Balance Rewards members can now seamlessly apply their loyalty account at checkout through Android Pay, furthering the convenience of earning and redeeming points and expanding the company’s portfolio of unified mobile payments solutions. This integration gives the more than 85 million active Balance Rewards members, many of whom use Android devices,
August 11, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Android Pay, Apple Pay, Brian Tilzer, CurrentC, CVS Health, CVS Pay, CVS Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy app, CVS Pharmacy mobile app, Google Wallet, Merchant Customer Exchange, mobile payment
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is piloting its own mobile payment tool called CVS Pay, designed to expedite the checkout process. CVS said Thursday that CVS Pay, part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, is an end-to-end solution that integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program all in one scan. So far, CVS
April 13, 2016 by CDR Blog
Bloomberg, Catherine Murchie, chip card, EMV, MasterCard, Mercator Advisory Group, mobile payment
CDR Blog

Retailer adoption of EMV chip card technology continues to lag since an Oct. 1 deadline shifting liability for some fraudulent transactions to merchants, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday. Citing data from research firm Mercator Advisory Group, Bloomberg reported that even though nearly 60% of bank-issued credit cards have an embedded chip for
November 23, 2015 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Adam Pellegrini, Apple Pay, Balance Rewards, digital health, EHR, electronic health record, EpicCare, MDLIVE, mobile payment, Sona Chawla, telehealth, Walgreens, Walgreens Connect app, Walgreens mobile app
2015, Issue 11-23-2015, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has expanded access to telehealth services and brought new mobile functionality to its Balance Rewards loyalty program, including integration with Apple Pay. This month Walgreens said it has begun offering telehealth services in another 20 states under its partnership with connected health provider MDLive. Via an expansion of the Walgreens mobile