Samsung and Samsung Electronics America announced news on Thursday (Nov. 16) that they inked a deal with Thomson Reuters to use its Samsung SDS Nexsign biometric solution in several of its mobile and web-based apps. In a press release, Samsung said Thomson Reuters is currently...
Tesco Bank announced news on Monday (Nov. 6) that it has revamped its mobile banking app to enable Apple iPhone X customers to utilize facial recognition technology. In a press release, the company said customers will now be able to login and authenticate payments using...
Can new streetlights brighten more than just dark streets? In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, Roger Karner, president of Philips’ U.S. Market group, discusses the company’s new smart streetlight partnership with American Tower and how the company is pushing to get IoT-enabled...
Connected tech has become a staple of modern life. Everything from our cell phones to our homes and even simple appliances now come with embedded Intelligence of Things (IoT) technology. And, that IoT-enabled technology is increasingly being woven into the fabric — both literally and figuratively — of...
‘No pain, no gain’ is, of course, a motivating mantra for fitness. In turn, by gaining contactless payment tech, can fitness tracking devices eliminate certain checkout pains? In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things Tracker™, Lindsay Cook, Fitbit’s head of devices, discusses the payment capabilities...
A smartwatch can act as a personal trainer that motivates the user to reach daily exercise goals. And, as smartwatches have enjoyed consumer popularity, it seems that there are opportunities for the devices to add new capabilities and play different roles. When Fitbit’s latest smart...
Apple won’t be building that self-driving car — or, at least, not the way it originally envisioned. It came to light last month that the tech giant was redirecting its vehicular efforts, code-named “Project Titan,” away from designing an actual smart car to focus on building...
Written language had been around for a long time by the year 1440 — 4,400 years, give or take a century or two. But in 1440, written language got a massive technological upgrade when Johannes Gutenberg invented the world’s first movable type printing press. The world...
Being smarter than the competition can have its advantages in everything from athletics to business. So, by this thinking, can smarter IoT-powered technology provide the same advantage? The latest issue of the PYMNTS.com Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker explores the latest news from around the...
