(source: business.gov.au)
Mastercard and Galileo have announced Thursday (Nov. 21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit cards and bank accounts for customers, without expensive startup fees or long-term contracts. The initiative is called Galileo Instant Issuing, and developers can...
Verizon has announced that it’s partnering with Snap Inc., the company that owns popular social media video platform Snapchat, to provide 5G content for users, including enhanced augmented reality (AR) experiences. The initiatives will take advantage of Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband tech to not only...
As retailers and payment service providers look for what might be their best 5G edges, clarity is emerging about the pace of the global rollout of that new and faster mobile network technology. As Reuters reported this week (Nov. 19), Qualcomm, the largest suppler of...
Loon, an Alphabet-owned high-altitude balloon internet access provider, has teamed up with Internet para Todos (IpT), a mobile infrastructure firm that’s part owned by Telefonica and whose name translates to internet for everyone, to provide internet access to hard to reach places in Latin America,...
There is often a significant gap between efficiency and creativity, and that’s playing out now in the world of artificial intelligence (AI), and could have impacts on payments and commerce. The first stop on this small tour of ongoing AI developments involves Nike, the iconic...
It’s a cliché (but a true one) to say that the automotive world, and the culture attached to it, is undergoing a massive, historic change — thanks to digital and mobile technology, and a shift in consumer preferences. Cars and trucks are becoming rolling centers...
Toronto is giving Google’s parent company, Alphabet, the green light to create a smart city with its subsidiary Sidewalk Labs, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 15). Sidewalk was granted permission by Waterfront Toronto to develop 12 acres. Final project evaluation and public input is scheduled for...
Volvo has partnered with public transport company Keolis on a self-driving bus. In a demonstration at a Keolis’ depot outside of Gothenburg, Sweden, the bus was shown traveling between parking bays and work stations so that it can be cleaned, serviced and charged before returning...
Consumers are individuals and want to be treated that way, but the brick-and-mortar experience was not always personalized. There was a time when consumers would visit retailers that offered one-size-fits-all options. Even with advances in technology, physical stores still lag behind in offering personalization, gamification...