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Verifone and PopID Partner to Drive Adoption of Biometric Payments and Loyalty

Smile and palm wave authentication improves consumer experience and satisfaction with merchants NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verifone, the global payments leader for the world’s best-known enterprise merchants, financial institutions, fintechs and small merchants, and PopID, the leader in biometric software, today announced a global partnership to launch biometric solutions that enable […]

J.P. MORGAN PAYMENTS AND POPID TO EXPAND BIOMETRIC OFFERINGS

Whataburger to extend PopID’s biometric payments solution with payments processing powered by J.P. Morgan Payments New York, August 6, 2024 – J.P. Morgan Payments today announced an expanded relationship with PopID to deploy in-store biometric payments to pilot merchants across the United States. The pay-by-face biometric payment solution allows shoppers to complete transactions more seamlessly, […]

Steak n Shake Is the First National Restaurant Chain to Deploy Biometric Check-in and Checkout in All Stores Nationwide

Adopting PopID’s industry-leading biometric check-in and checkout system allows for a faster, easier, and more personalized customer experience. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AND PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA, April 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — PopID and Steak n Shake announced today that all Steak n Shake locations in the United States now accept PopID Check In (to review favorite orders […]

NRF 2024: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Invites Guests to Transcend Ordinary Retail Experiences with an Immersion into the Latest Innovations

Toshiba’s investments in technologies like A.I., Computer Vision, and Biometrics empower retailers to think beyond limitations and create experiences beyond what they thought was possible RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.– Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, known for transforming retail operations and consumer experiences, will showcase its innovative solutions in booth (#3625) at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) […]

World’s First Fully Autonomous, AI-Powered Restaurant Opening in Southern California

Automation at CaliExpress by Flippy™ Enables Premium Wagyu Blend Burgers For the Masses at Traditional Burger Price Points Pasadena, CA – Cali Group, a holding company using technology to transform the restaurant and retail industries, Miso Robotics, creator of Flippy (the world’s first AI-powered robotic fry station), and PopID, a technology company simplifying ordering and […]

Network International and Carrefour implement PopID’s face verification platform, a first for biometric payments in the UAE

In a first for biometric payments in the UAE, Network International, the leading enabler of dig-ital commerce in the Middle East and Africa region, and Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, announced today that they have implemented the Face Pay face verification platform for payments from consumer authentication service provider […]

QNB is first in Qatar to launch Facial Payments Solution

Doha, – January 22, 2023 – QNB Group, one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East and Africa, has launched a new biometric payment acceptance solution for its merchants in Qatar. QNB, together with its key partners, will be helping merchants with outlets in Qatar to offer customers the simplicity, convenience, and security […]

PopPay Integrated Into XPR-Samsung Self Service Kiosks For QSR Restaurants

PopID-XPR Partnership Powering Samsung System Displayed at Booth #3657 at NRF NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — PopID, a biometric fintech company and XPR, a global kiosk software platform, announced today a fully integrated solution on the new Samsung Kiosk Windows 10 IoT Enterprise edition using face verification to check […]

PopID and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Partner to Deliver Biometric Enabled Point-of-Sale and Self-Checkout Systems

PopID, a biometric fintech company, and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, retail’s first choice for unified commerce solutions, have announced a partnership to integrate PopPay into Toshiba’s front-end point-of-sale and self-service solutions running its ELERA Commerce Platform. PopPay enables consumers to authenticate their identity for payment and/or loyalty using artificial intelligence-based facial verification software. Toshiba will […]

Visa Brings Innovative Payment Experiences to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™

DOHA, Qatar–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the world awaits kick-off of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Technology Partner of FIFA, has readied a payments network that will enable contactless purchases throughout all official venues, including eight stadiums and the FIFA Fan Festival™. With more than one million fans expected to travel […]

Visa and PopID Form Partnership to Launch Facial Verification Payments in the Middle East

PASADENA, Calif. and DUBAI, UAE, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — PopID, a consumer authentication service, and Visa (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, announced a partnership to collaborate on launching facial verification payment acceptance in the Middle East region. The goal of the partnership is to provide cardholders with new safe, secure, and […]

Kitchen United, the Ghost Kitchen and Restaurant Hub Technology Pioneer, Announces $100M Series C Fundraise

Blue Chip Investors & Strategics, Founders, and CEO Bet on World-Class Proprietary Technology and Capital Efficient Growth to Drive Further Consolidation of the Ghost Kitchen Industry PASADENA, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Kitchen United, ghost kitchen and restaurant hub technology pioneer, announced a $100M Series C fundraise, which includes some of the world’s preeminent […]

CHIPOTLE TESTS AI KITCHEN ASSISTANT, CHIPPY

Brand leverages Miso Robotics to innovate its culinary process for tortilla chips NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced its latest digital innovation, Chippy, an autonomous kitchen assistant that integrates culinary traditions with artificial intelligence to make tortilla chips. Chipotle’s culinary and technology teams called on Miso […]

Miso Robotics Partners with Lancer Worldwide to Bring Automated Beverage Dispenser to Quick-Service Restaurant Industry

The Intelligent Automation provider for the commercial kitchen and trusted global manufacturer set out to bring new efficiency to order fulfillment. PASADENA, Calif., June 22, 2021 — Today, Miso Robotics – the startup transforming the foodservice industry with Intelligent Automation – announced its partnership with Lancer Worldwide – a global beverage dispenser manufacturer trusted by […]

Miso Robotics Announces CookRight Software as a Standalone Offering to Increase Accuracy in Kitchens

Equipped with new expanded cooking capabilities, the artificial intelligence-driven platform powering Flippy will now be available without a robotic counterpart PASADENA, Calif., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Miso Robotics – the startup transforming the foodservice industry with intelligent automation – announced the release of its standalone software as a service (SaaS) offering, CookRight. Packed […]

Miso Robotics’ Flippy ROAR Hits Global Commercial Availability to Spur Regrowth Amid Pandemic

New Flippy ROAR comes equipped with zero-footprint design and advanced cooking capabilities including the Impossible Burger and financing options PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Miso Robotics today announced global commercial availability of the Flippy Robot-on-a-Rail (ROAR) – a zero-footprint, cost-efficient intelligent robotic kitchen assistant for the evolving commercial kitchen. Flippy ROAR hits the […]

Senior Communities Rush to Adopt AI-Enabled Health Screening System to Enhance Safety of Staff & Residents

Newest Release of PopEntry+ Platform Lets Employees  Answer Health Questions Using Hand Gestures Alone    PASADENA, CA, September 14 – No population has been struck harder by COVID-19 than seniors. PopID, a Pasadena-based company, today announced the installation of its AI-enabled health screening system at its 35th senior living community in the U.S. The fixed […]

Academic Institutions Adopt New Automated Temperature Screening Technology As Plans to Return to Classrooms and Athletic Fields Take Shape

Ole Miss Among Many to Implement PopID’s “Return to Learn” Platform       PASADENA, CA, August 26 – As college, university, and K-12 school administrators grapple with how best to enhance the safety of their communities for a possible return to the classroom and athletic field, a growing number have embraced a new automated temperature […]

Restaurants & Retailers in Pasadena Establish Nation’s First Pay-by-Face Network

Debut of Hands-Free, Facial Recognition Payment System, from PopID, Follows Rollout of Company’s Entry Devices at Workplaces and Colleges  PASADENA, August 14 – With California imposing strict restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19, a number of restaurant and retail store owners in the city of Pasadena have quietly established the nation’s first dense “face-pay” […]

White Castle Selects Miso Robotics for a New Era of Artificial Intelligence in the Fast Food Industry

PASADENA, Calif., July 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — White Castle®, the country’s first fast-food hamburger chain, announced today a planned pilot with Miso Robotics – creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy – to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and robotics in the restaurant industry. As part of the deployment, White Castle will bring the new version […]

Dairi-O Launches PopID In North Carolina

November 26, 2019 Dairi-O is Latest of Dozen-Plus QSR Brands Adopting PopID To Reduce Ordering Time, Increase Loyalty Usage and Streamline Payments PASADENA, Calif. – PopID, a Cali Group company, announced today that it is launching its facial recognition platform in self-ordering kiosks at Dairi-O, one of the fastest growing restaurant concepts in America. Using […]

PopID Expands Face-Based Identify Verification Service to Entry Applications

Integration of PopID’s Cloud-based Software Into Door Entry Hardware Creates Simpler and More Secure Method for Access Control in Commercial Buildings PASADENA, Calif., October 24, 2019 (Newswire.com) – ​PopID, a Cali Group company, announced today that its personal digital identity service can now be used to more conveniently unlock doors in workplaces. The platform is […]