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Affirm Brings Installment Payments to Walmart Self-Checkout
Affirm Brings Installment Payments to Walmart Self-Checkout
December 19, 2023  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has expanded its long-standing partnership with Walmart. With this expansion, Affirm pay-over-time options will be added to self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500...

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FTX Trading and FTX Digital Markets Reach Settlement 
FTX Trading and FTX Digital Markets Reach Settlement 
December 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX Trading has reached a settlement with liquidators for its Bahamas unit, resolving a dispute over whether the company’s U.S. bankruptcy proceedings should...

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Salesforce Acquires Spiff to Improve Compensation Planning
Salesforce Acquires Spiff to Improve Compensation Planning
December 19, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Salesforce is set to acquire incentive compensation management software Spiff. The deal, announced Tuesday (Dec. 19), will make Spiff part of Salesforce’s Sales Cloud to...

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mPulse Makes 2 Acquisitions to Expand Healthcare Digital Engagement Offerings
mPulse Makes 2 Acquisitions to Expand Healthcare Digital Engagement Offerings
December 19, 2023  |  Acquisitions

mPulse acquired two companies to expand its offerings in healthcare digital engagement. The firm bought HealthTrio, which provides health management and member engagement solutions, and...

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Comcast Reports Hack Exposed Data of Nearly 36 Million Xfinity Customers 
Comcast Reports Hack Exposed Data of Nearly 36 Million Xfinity Customers 
December 19, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Comcast says hackers stole personal data from millions of customers during a recent breach. The data breach involved customers of the company’s cable and internet business Xfinity, Comcast...

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Tokens.com Launches Platform for Advertising Within Virtual Gaming Worlds
Tokens.com Launches Platform for Advertising Within Virtual Gaming Worlds
December 19, 2023  |  eCommerce

Tokens.com has launched a proprietary eCommerce platform that allows product placement and advertising within virtual gaming worlds like Roblox and Fortnite.  The new Valor platform within Metaverse Group enables players within these environments...

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Amazon Merchants Give Low Marks to AI-Powered Review Highlights
Amazon Merchants Give Low Marks to AI-Powered Review Highlights
December 19, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Earlier this year, Amazon began using artificial intelligence to feature the highlights of customers’ product reviews. However, some sellers apparently think this AI tool seems...

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Carlyle and Insight Partners Invest in Supply Chain Firm Exiger
Carlyle and Insight Partners Invest in Supply Chain Firm Exiger
December 19, 2023  |  Investments

Funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle and global software investor Insight Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to provide majority investment in Exiger,...

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Apple Hurries to Update Watches Before Ban Begins
Apple Hurries to Update Watches Before Ban Begins
December 19, 2023  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly scrambling to update its smartwatches ahead of a U.S. ban. The tech giant’s engineers are working to change the devices’ algorithms that...

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