Financial institutions (FIs) are facing an all too familiar challenge: Customers and clients are increasingly demanding fast, data-rich products and services, yet their legacy core payment processing systems are often antiquated. These challenges are especially acute for merchant service providers (MSPs) and the clients they...
Product giant Procter & Gamble made its first appearance in 2019 at the annual Consumer Electronic Services showcase in Las Vegas. It is back again this week with more smart technology-enhanced household items. The company’s devices revealed at the influential tradeshow so far include smart...
The digital commerce ecosystem has opened up vast growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and stripes. Even the smallest of enterprises can leverage services like cross-border payments, data analytics and customer management tools, transforming one-time purchasers to loyal customers. Businesses need help to access...
U.K. bank NatWest has started a three-month trial of a biometric credit card that will use a fingerprint in lieu of a PIN. CNBC reported that the test was launched on Oct. 7, and it’s in tandem with Mastercard and the digital security company Gemalto....
Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even fitness level. Businesses that can tap into those habits can often tap into a gold mine. However, it can be...
Square has announced that it’s launching a CBD early access program, which will allow vendors in the United States to sell CBD products using Square. CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a chemical compound from the cannabis plant without the THC. It’s commonly used for anxiety,...
In the annals of digital age start-ups, stories of a business founded in dorm rooms are a dime a dozen. Some stories are more dramatic than others — but they tend to have some common elements: an Ivy League student, a laptop and late-night hours...
In a little over a week, the festivities will officially kick off in Cupertino’s Apple Park Headquarters as industry followers, Apple fans, tech enthusiasts and journalists crowd into the Steve Jobs Theater (or around their favorite live-streamed screen) for Apple’s annual fall event. This tradition...
In San Francisco for business, Doug Schaedler was about to bite into a steak when his wife called from Tampa with a household emergency. The family’s air conditioner had conked out. It was a Friday afternoon, and a full weekend without cooled air was certainly...