Currys upgrades payment tech
UK tech retailer Currys has announced a new partnership with Stripe to upgrade its payment technology
The retailer will install thousands of next-generation Stripe payment terminals across its nearly 300 UK and Ireland stores, creating the infrastructure to rapidly adopt emerging technologies and deliver faster, more flexible checkouts.
In a retail first, Currys has also brokered a three-way partnership with Stripe and micro-donation charity Pennies to bring charitable giving prompts to Stripe terminals for the first time globally.
Currys CIO Andy Gamble said: "We're already using AI to help customers find the right tech - now with Stripe's infrastructure, and partnerships with the likes of OpenAI, we can layer in new payment capabilities that work seamlessly with AI-assisted shopping and whatever else comes next. And the fact we can also make it easier for customers to support causes they care about? That's innovation that actually matters."
