Some retailers are making a big show of the fact they won’t be open on Thanksgiving, or going “all in” on Black Friday. Is it genuine altruism, or is it simply an opportunistic means of generating more business throughout the holiday season by associating themselves...
Banks aren’t the only ones catching headlines with their support for blockchain technologies. Microsoft made a splash only weeks ago when the computer conglomerate revealed that it struck a partnership with ConsenSys, a firm that incubates and accelerates innovators using blockchain technology. Get the Full Story...
The sharing economy has changed the way consumers operate today, and these impacts are making their way to the enterprise crowd. On-demand delivery services, corporate adoption of Airbnb and Uber, and emerging services that range from bringing catering to the office to hooking up companies with...
Cross-border sales are expected to be 15 percent of total global eCommerce by 2018. The PYMNTS X-Border Payments Optimization IndexTM, powered by Digital River, tracks the journey of 195 merchants that are vying for their share of that eCommerce windfall. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Remember the QR code? You know, that weird-looking, black-and-white, pixelated image you can scan with your phone? When it first emerged in the U.S. market only a few years ago, it was largely seen as a novelty among consumers — a high-tech, flashy way for companies to...
Three thousand hours. That’s equivalent to 125 days — more than four months! — wasted by companies whose employees are tasked with manually generating expense reports and manually correcting the errors that inevitably arise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Basware Advance seeks to keep SME owners on top of their invoices and help them get funding when needed. Here's why the CEO sees technology as a key to efficient financing.
BlackBerry was once mobile’s resident unstoppable giant. At its absolute peak, it held an estimated 70 percent of the mobile phone market, it was one of Oprah’s favorite things and it became affectionately known as “The CrackBerry,” a device so seductive users felt saddened to...
While the future remains uncertain for Amazon competitor Jet.com, there’s promise to be found in the type of shoppers who have so far taken the retail service for a spin: predominantly male, under 35. Is there a lesson to be gleaned for similar services to...
