Thanks to a nationwide crackdown on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China, a move that came after a series of multibillion dollar scams in that space and resulting protests, the P2P industry there could see the number of players decline by as much as 70 percent...
What still stands as a type of existential dread (or, in some cases, a period of freedom) is on the verge of becoming a new and lucrative source of commerce, along with a rich opportunity for payment providers: the commute. The average American has a...
The commuter consumer is a very real phenomenon that is on the rise. A quick look at the latest edition of the PYMNTS Digital Drive report shows that commuting is a $230 billion connected commerce experience. Driving all that commerce is connection: 73 percent of...
The coming year will bring not only advances in the connected vehicle ecosystem — changes that will directly involve payments and commerce — but further developments in how consumers share and buy cars. And as that happens, the worlds of auto finance and insurance will...
That voice-activated technology could change the face of medical care and the entire healthcare ecosystem is something that Orbita President, Co-founder and COO Nathan Treloar absolutely believes. Orbita is an enterprise platform that allows healthcare players to easily create and leverage HIPAA-compliant voice and chatbot...
Five years ago, a voice-activated device was mostly something that existed in the realm of science fiction. Siri had been around for a year or two on Apple devices, but was more a novelty than a frequently used tool, and it would be a year before Alexa made...
It’s a time that can feel rushed, and requires concentration and focus, but also provides consumers used to multi-tasking with loads of unused time. It’s the good, old-fashioned commute. With the rise of connected cars (and soon autonomous vehicles), that commute will all but certainly...
One might have to squint, but they can certainly see it coming — for real (not just hype) in some press release, interview, film or TV show. The push to bring connected vehicles to more consumers — vehicles that can enable their own fuel payments, parking...
For most people, absently swiping through an Instagram feed, or flipping a light switch, or going to a doctor’s office don’t register as important events. But for people with mobility issues, visual impairments or a host of medical concerns, those activities aren’t always simple, and...
