Since Google launched its smart speaker artificial intelligence (AI)-backed voice assistant product Google Home in November 2016, the state of the race for voice ecosystem dominance has been relatively consistent for the last three or so years. Amazon — with a head start of almost...
Restaurants, like all businesses, have always had a “front door problem” – that is, how to get people in the mood to walk through that entrance and spend money (and perhaps even come back or become regulars). Some things never change, even as the restaurant...
It’s the customer relationship — that seems to be the main storyline in the smartwatch wars, a competition that has recently seen Fitbit lose significant ground thanks to Apple and its own products and ecosystem. The second quarter provided renewed clarity on the state of...
Everyone wants to be the consumer’s everyday app – the “super app” to rule them all, the front door into the goods and services consumers use as they go about their day. It’s what WeChat is to the Chinese consumer and what Grab and Gojek...
So far, 2019 has been a year of mergers, refashioning the roster of big (and getting bigger) payments solution providers, bringing myriad services under collectively fewer roofs, and perhaps leaving independent sales organizations (ISOs) and integrated software vendors (ISVs) wondering what’s next. In an interview...
Electricity moves pretty quickly, to put it mildly. Water can travel at some robust speeds, depending on gradient, pumps and other factors. But when it comes to payment options offered by public utilities, progress toward digital can seem frustratingly slow, and for good reason. Checks...
Friction bedevils pretty much everything in commerce and payments, and that holds especially true for the management of rental property. Not only are there many moving parts and a variety of participants involved — landlords, tenants, property managers, financial institutions, service providers such as plumbers and...
The Supreme Cannabis Company, based out of Toronto, has announced it’s launching Supreme Heights, an investment platform for the U.K. and Europe. The new platform, which will be based in London, will focus on strategic investments and opportunities in the CBD wellness and health space throughout...
After a certain age, most consumers are no longer really in the market for a roommate — unless of course they happen to be married to them. While there are certain segments of the population that extoll the longterm benefits of co-living with other adults,...
