Osama Bedier launched Google Wallet in 2011, but the Apple Pay predecessor couldn't convince customers to use smartphones instead of credit cards. Now Bedier is trying to revolutionize payments again ...

The former head of Google Wallet and longtime PayPal exec, Osama Bedier, is this morning revealing his new company Poynt, a “future-proofed” payment terminal that combines an Android-based tablet with ...

One of the many reasons you don't see widespread support for mobile payment tech like Apple Pay or Google Wallet is the hardware investment needed to make it all work. Why should a store spend ...

Masterminded by Osama Bedier, former head of Google Wallet, the Poynt smart terminal supports multiple payment methods and encrypted terminals, and is designed for more functions to be added over time ...

When it comes to the mobile payment industry, Osama Bedier is a seasoned veteran. Bedier worked on product development at PayPal for 8 years and mobile payments at Google for nearly 3 years. Bedier is ...

You might not think that this particular week is the best time to reveal your new payments system, what with the NFC mobile payments saga ongoing in stores, and Apple crowing Apple Pay's success, but ...

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - October 29, 2014) - Poynt Co. today unveiled the world's first "smart" payment terminal, doing for businesses what smartphones did for consumers. It brings the unlimited ...

To say that the mobile payment industry is fragmented would be a major understatement. Rival companies are all focused on finding the best mobile payment solution possible – the only problem is that ...

Maybe the answer is simpler than we thought: Who cares? Because the former head of Google Wallet, Osama Bedier, is launching a new product called Poynt ($300). It’s a completely nonpartisan ...

Designed to bring consumer-facing businesses up-to-date with today’s technology and help them stay future-proof, Poynt is a smart payment terminal that supports multiple payment methods, encrypted ...

Conspicuously absent from new point-of-sale terminal maker Poynt Inc.’s Oct. 30 unveiling was how the new company’s L-shaped, portable devices would be distributed. The answer to that question came ...

The point-of-sale terminal market is at a pivotal juncture in its history. Upstarts such as Square Inc. and its imitators have shown small businesses that they can do just fine by using smart phones ...