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Zebra, IHL forecast global retail sales shifts PARTNERSHIPS
A collaborative study by Zebra Technologies Corp. and
IHL Group, 2017 Retail Transformation Study, examines Blackhawk teams with Alipay at U.S. retailers
the current and future retail marketplace in North
America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa as the retail California-based Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc.
sector evolves and shifts to ecommerce and ominichan- partnered with Alipay, a digital payment platform oper-
nel sales models. IHL projected that retail sales in North ated by Hangzhou, China-based Ant Financial Services
America, at an annual growth rate of 3 percent, will Group that boasts 520 million active Chinese users.
reach $5.5 trillion in five years; ecommerce is expected Through the partnership, Blackhawk retailers will be
to eclipse $1.5 trillion by 2021. able to accept in-store payments from Chinese visitors
to the United States via Alipay's Discover platform. This
is expected to increase retail brand visibility, reduce
payment friction, and provide tourist
consumer insights, stated the partners,
who began rolling out the program in
Maybe we need to rethink this race to the bottom... January 2018.

Infinite Peripherals powers
NFC for Tickets.com
Infinite Peripherals teamed with
Tickets.com to deliver NFC contact-
less ticketing solutions at live events.
The integrated Infinea mPOS and
Bluepad will allow iPhone and Apple
Watch users to gain access to events
using contactless passes or tickets in
the Apple Wallet; or use its Auto-
Presentation features for single or mul-
tiple passes. The system identifies and
validates tickets via NFC on the mPOS
terminal, even when smart devices are
locked, the companies noted.
Ingenico supports Navya,

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• 65 - 80% commission
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