NCR launches new ecosystem of digital solutions for retailers 

“NCR Cloud Connect provides the retail industry with an ecosystem where new digital applications – whether from NCR or a growing number of innovative tech companies – are easily exposed to a broad set of retailers,” said Oren Betzaleli, vice president of solution management and marketing, NCR Retail.

The innovations offered to retailers will be provided by both NCR and a number of innovative technology companies. NCR Cloud Connect aims to help retailers do more to incorporate digital and online experiences into stores.

“The environment that we have created will greatly reduce the time it takes for a good idea to be transformed into a digital tactic for retailers to interact more effectively with their customers,” explained Betzaleli.  

By using an advanced integration layer, NCR’s consumer-facing touchpoints can be linked to NCR Cloud Connect. This allows technology companies to integrate services including mobile payments, digital coupons, big data analytics and augmented reality shopping, through the NCR Cloud Connect ecosystem.

“Today, retailers around the world using NCR technology conduct 125,000 transactions a minute and many are an opportunity to further engage shoppers,” said Eli Rosner, CTO, NCR Retail. “These digital services, which can take many forms, will be created by NCR or any of the numerous technology providers participating in the NCR Cloud Connect ecosystem. All of them can be easily delivered to retailers because they will be readily available and already integrated into our existing POS solutions.”