The assumption that governs commerce in the 21st century is that money is, and should be, easily moved. And, for the most part, on the consumer side of transactions that is true in the developed world to the extent that the ability to quickly and...
Manufacturers, distributors and top healthcare organizations have run into one giant problem – having to take something as giant and seemingly infinite as the “data universe” and shrinking the scope of it. PYMNTS sat down with Kore Technologies’ Keith Lambert, VP of Marketing and Business...
News for the bitcoin community got a little brighter Thursday (May 7) when itBit, the bitcoin exchange, announced it was granted an official business license from New York State’s Department of Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
It has been an interesting year to be American Express. The downsides of interesting — namely the end of its relationship with the nation’s second largest retailer Costco followed shortly thereafter by a similar break-up with JetBlue — have been well documented and rather extensively discussed....
The way to consumers’ hearts is through their stomachs – likely because unlike almost any other good or service, food is a non-negotiable purchase for 100 percent of human beings. Individuals have different preferences for what they eat that can vary widely – from vegans...
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In a strong first quarter that produced a 17 percent net income increase to $1 billion, MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga focused his comments during the company’s call with analysts on key payments metrics as it continues down its path to global expansion with its growing merchant base....
Beacons are about to be the next big thing – if the Internet is to be believed. Google “beacons are coming” and there are 11 articles from separate sources that use that phrase. Whose beacons? Which type? Using what tech? What use can merchants best...
As PYMNTS noted last week, there’s no shortage of quantitative data on the Internet. It’s barely an exaggeration to state that whatever statistic one needs – no matter how obscure – someone has gathered it and posted it on the Web somewhere. The problem isn’t finding...
