April 18, 2024
Wagestream Raises $21.8 Million to Expand Financial Well-Being App
Wagestream, a financial well-being app focused on frontline workers, has raised 17.5 million pounds (about $21.8 million) in a funding round. That total includes an investment of 7 million pounds...
April 07, 2024
The Challenges of Shifting Landscapes
By Brad Staples & Rachel Brandenburger1 Introduction Businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. Changes in the geopolitical landscape call into question (and even reverse) many of the key assumptions that...
April 01, 2024
Yum Brands Doubles Tech Spending, Expands Use of Generative AI
Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger...
March 28, 2024
Retailers Add Tech to Meet Consumer Demand for Biometric Authentication
With consumers looking for more frictionless authentication, retailers ranging from Whole Foods to Steak ’n Shake are adding biometric payments. Amazon has been looking to remove friction from its Amazon One pay-by-palm capability, most recently launching an app to...
February 28, 2024
Wendy’s Insists It Has No Plans to Test Surge Pricing
Wendy’s wants diners to know it’s not raising prices, despite what they may have heard. When reports emerged recently that the fast-food chain was going to test dynamic pricing — or surge pricing,...
February 22, 2024
OpenAI vs Nvidia Shapes Up as Battle of the AI...
Every commercial landscape is defined — and advanced — by the rivalries it contains. From Coke to Pepsi, Nike and Adidas, McDonald’s and Burger King, the list goes on. These...
February 12, 2024
Domino’s Trails Papa John’s in Provider Ranking of Mobile Order-Ahead...
Valentine’s Day is coming up, and if the way to your loved one’s heart is through their stomach, PYMNTS is here to help. Each month, the Provider Ranking of Mobile...
January 16, 2024
Burger King Owner Restaurant Brands to Acquire Largest Franchisee for...
Restaurant Brands International, the owner of the Burger King brand, will acquire Carrols Restaurant Group, the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States, for about $1 billion. Over the...
January 16, 2024
Drive-Thrus Get Tech Upgrades as QSRs Aim to Be 100%...
The drive-thru may be slower to digitize than other restaurant ordering channels, but more eateries are finding ways to integrate connected technology into the experience, as a new all-digital Taco...