In the world of distributed ledgers, bitcoin may grab the lion’s share of attention and headlines. But there’s also a sea change going on in financial tech that extends to financial institutions themselves. For one thing, distributed ledgers can help transactions across virtually all currencies,...
It is hard to say enough good things about human ingenuity — written language, currency, flight, space travel and pocket-sized supercomputers all exist because someone (or a group of someones) saw an attainable goal where everyone else saw an insurmountable obstacle. Get the Full Story...
Knowing just who uses bitcoin is a bit tricky given the largely anonymous nature of the digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
You’d think there would be no question by this point that we are living in the information age, and that public figures – including heads of major retail brands – would keep that in mind before sharing thoughts that might, upon just the briefest of...
To say there is a lot going in the world of retail every week is sort of like saying there is a lot going on with a Category 5 hurricane – the statement is substantially true, but really fails to express the scale and scope...
Manufacturers, wholesalers and corporate suppliers consistently surprise the market when they enter industries and launch business ventures traditionally dominated by B2C. First, it was the concept of eCommerce, now expected to surpass the value of B2C online retail. Soon after, B2B began taking hold of...
Think consumers are fueling the rise in Commerce-as-a-Service? Think again. As B2B corporations deal in transaction volumes that compound the value of B2C deals, wholesalers and manufacturers have the financial resources to spend big when they look to migrate their operations online. Get the Full...
You can learn a lot by looking at how each of the mobile payments players - at least those in the market today - tout their capabilities. We took a peek at the pitches and how the mobile pay rhetoric changed since the “Pay” space...
Retail returns are literally good for no one. A return isn’t good for the consumer — as it means that for one reason or another, they did not get what they wanted. Easy returns mitigate that problem — and hopefully get the customer closer to the...
