Mobile Point-of-Sale Apps: Redefining the Retail Industry
Over the past few weeks we’ve discussed apps that are used internally in the retail industry for the inventory management, procurement and self checkout processes. Today we’re going to tackle mobile point-of-sale apps, and discuss how they are changing the game in the retail industry. Traditional vs. modern mobile point-of-sale systems In the past, point-of-sale systems included the large and expensive hardware …
Scandit named #61 of the top 100 startups in Switzerland!
Howdy! We’re excited to announce that Scandit has been selected as one of the top 1o0 startups in Switzerland for the second year in a row! Every year startup.ch ranks the top 100 startups in Switzerland, offering a platform for Swiss startups to present themselves and get in contact with top investors and experts from the …
Case Study: Nokaut.pl, Poland’s smartest Price Comparison service
Today we’re excited to release a new case study which takes a look at the integration of our Scandit Barcode Scanner SDK into the popular Nokaut.pl price comparison app! Nokaut.pl recognized that consumers were increasingly accessing their mobile page in-store, so they made it their mission to build a dedicated app that would help users …
The Expanding World of Mobile Payments: Digital Wallets
We’ve been talking a lot about how the world of mobile payments has been expanding lately, and today we’re going to continue the discussion. Our mobile payments series started off by taking a look at the evolution of point-of-sale and self-checkout solutions, and now we’re going to check out what’s happening with mobile “wallets.” In …
Scandit travels to Boston, Denver, and San Francisco this Fall for Mobile Events
As the summer comes to a close, we’re excited to jump right back into an exciting fall events season. We’ll be posting photos and highlights from the road, and you can stay up to date with where we are and what we’re up to by following our Twitter feed. We hope to see you out …
The Expanding World of Mobile Payments: Point-of-Sale (POS)
In our last post on mobile payments, we talked about how smartphone-based self-checkout solutions are changing the way we shop. Today we’re going to look at how mobile point-of-sale (POS) systems are disrupting the payments space. By creating a product that turns any mobile device into a POS system, companies like Square, Intuit or …
The Expanding World of Mobile Payments: Self-checkout
Today we’re going to talk about mobile self-checkout systems, and how they’re going to affect the way we shop. Most of us are used to the self-checkout kiosks seen at grocery stores. These bulky units have reduced the time it takes to shop by providing customers with the option to interact with a machine rather …
The Expanding World of Mobile Payments
We’re excited to present a new blog series which will take a dive into the world of mobile payments, examining the self-checkout, point-of-sale, and digital wallet solutions are presenting themselves in the marketplace. Here’s a quick overview of what’s to come: Mobile Self-Checkout Solutions Our first post will examine existing and up-and-coming mobile self-checkout …
Recent Trends in Mobile Shopping
Recent Trends in Mobile Shopping Recent research conducted by Nielsen reveals that that over 45 million Americans (or 47% of all US smartphone users), utilize shopping apps on their mobile devices. The study, conducted in June of 2012, found that users access these apps seventeen times per month on average. Here’s a list …
Scandit Community Edition Unveiled: Free Barcode Scanner SDK and Product API
Today were thrilled to reveal the Scandit community edition! Our new offering provides free access to both our best-in-class Barcode Scanner SDK and the all-new Product API, with product data for over 25 million UPCs. The community edition provides access to what is now the largest UPC-based product database on the web and—for the first …
