Grocers may have made real headway in driving digital adoption with urban consumers, but when it comes to the suburbs and the countryside, they have a long way to go. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ May study, “ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Urban-Rural Health Divide...
Financial network platform Finsync said bankers and businesses can use its network for free. The offering is designed to help businesses scale faster, the company said in a Thursday (July 27) news release. The network lets companies connect bank and credit card accounts to see all transactions in a...
As restaurants look to find the right balance of automation and face-to-face service, Jet’s Pizza is seeing its voice order-taking robot take off. The company shared Tuesday (July 25) in an emailed press release that its artificial intelligence (AI) robot for phone orders, powered by HungerRush’s technology, which...
As artificial intelligence (AI) makes deepfakes a greater concern to consumers and companies, fresh efforts are afoot to combat these highly convincing but fraudulent images. DocuSign announced in a Tuesday (July 25) press release the launch of its enhanced identity verification offering, Liveness Detection for ID...
Croissant, a FinTech platform that helps consumers realize the resale value of eCommerce purchases, has launched with $24 million in funding. According to a Thursday (July 27) news release, Croissant integrates into merchants’ platforms and offers customers a guaranteed buyback value on their goods at checkout,...
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said new capital requirements need to ensure a level playing field for U.S. banks. “I think they have to be careful as they put in these rules not to make the U.S. less competitive,” Moynihan said in an interview...
GlossGenius has secured $28 million in Series C funding to continue building its platform for small business owners in the beauty and wellness industry. This is the second up-round for GlossGenius in the last 12 months and it brings the company’s total funding to date to...
Payments FinTech Fiserv says it’s letting cardholders redeem points for Amazon purchases. The offering, announced Thursday (July 27), allows cardholders at financial institutions that are part of Fiserv’s uChoose rewards program and enrolled in the Amazon Shop with Points program to redeem rewards points for all or part of their qualifying...
Ultrafast grocery company Getir is exiting three European markets as it focuses on profitability. The Turkish startup announced Thursday (July 27) it plans to withdraw from Italy, Portugal and Spain “in an orderly manner,” according to an announcement provided to PYMNTS. “At the same time, Getir is...