Innovation

Innovation
How To Build A Super App: First, Find The Biggest Consumer Pain
October 22, 2020

Building a platform that simultaneously offers a variety of services for users — otherwise known as a super app — can be a very attractive project for a firm as the consumer relationships such platforms develop with their end users tend to be close, sticky...

Innovation
Coupa: Adapt, Adapt, Adapt Amid Pandemic
October 21, 2020

As the Coupa team has shifted to working from home during the pandemic, they have adapted their processes to an operating model tailored toward optimizing remote work. “While our financials remain extremely strong, from a revenue and receivables perspective, we’ve introduced additional steps in evaluating...

Innovation
Japan’s Fujitsu, JCB, Mizuho Bank Test Blockchain-Based ID System
October 15, 2020

Three major Japanese players in technology, payments and banking will run a joint trial to determine how well a new blockchain-based identity verification system operates across companies and industries, the firms announced Thursday (Oct. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Innovation
Zoom Introduces New Tools For Remote Connection At Zoomtopia
October 14, 2020

Zoom Video Communications is introducing new platform tools during its virtual, two-day annual conference called Zoomtopia, which this year runs Oct. 14-15. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Innovation
Pay-By-The-Mile Auto Insurer’s App Lets Drivers See What They’d Pay
October 14, 2020

Metromile, which sells automobile coverage with premiums based on the number of miles a covered automobile is driven, launched a free service to let motorist determine how much they’d save with the product, the company announced Wednesday (Oct. 14). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Innovation
Using Live Online Performances To Build A New Middle Class Of Musicians
October 13, 2020

Being a musician in 2020 is a very different experience than it’s ever been, and not just because COVID-19 has mostly shut down concerts all over the world. Arjun Mehta, co-founder and CEO of livestreaming digital platform Moment House, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation...

Innovation
What The Great Time Revolution Means For Consumers
October 12, 2020

The “Mighty Thor” was a household game-changer in 1908. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Innovation
The Great Digital Shift Brings Spas And Meals (Increasingly) In-House
October 08, 2020

Is the great digital shift spurring a great shift to personal in-home services? 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Innovation
Venmo’s Esch On Designing A Cool Physical Card For Mobile App Users
October 06, 2020

Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. 5), issued by Synchrony and powered...