Worldpay inks omnichannel payments processing deal with American retail giant Kroger
Worldpay has signed an exclusive agreement to provide Kroger with payment processing services for in-store, online and mobile transactions.
Kroger serves over 11 million customers daily through e-commerce and grocery stores under a variety of banner names.
"We are pleased to be selected by Kroger to provide our full suite of innovative payment solutions,” says Jason Pavona, General Manager, North America, at Worldpay.
“As payments methods continue to evolve, we look forward to helping keep it at the leading edge of commerce innovation. Time and time again, industry leaders like Kroger continue to choose us as their preferred payments provider because of our collaborative approach and deep expertise in optimising the payments experience.”
Blockbuster deal
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Global Payments' $22.7 billion deal to acquire Worldpay.
“The CMA has cleared the anticipated acquisition by Global Payments Inc. of Worldpay Holdco LLC,” the regulator said yesterday. “The full text of the decision will be published shortly.”
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
Payments was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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