It’s time to talk more about what we’re really trying to accomplish for consumers — and for our businesses — and less about the tactics some are trying, with mixed success, to accomplish that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
As part of its plan to become a so-called 21st-century company, Airbnb announced Thursday (Jan. 25) in a blog post that it is naming Ken Chenault, chief executive officer of American Express, to its board of directors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The Fitbit Ionic, released last fall, was a departure from the Fitbit brand the world had known thus far. The original Fitbit was pitched to the world as a mostly single-purpose wearable designed to help users get in shape — the $29 fitness-focused alternative to the much more...
Spending on in-app purchases jumped 12.3 percent on Monday (Dec. 25), with consumers around the globe spending money on in-app purchases, subscriptions and premium apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Payments has by and large been a growth business for the last half decade or so, and that fact has been mappable in scores of innovations around the world. But, as PYMNTS’ Karen Webster pointed out, for all of those advances, one is conspicuously missing from...
Bitcoin may be the headline grabber of cryptocurrencies. The price soars and then it dives. Billionaires and regulators and even casual observers of the investment sphere opine on the lures and pitfalls of cryptos in general. And slowly but surely, the concept of digital fiat is wending...
PayPal, the digital payments company, announced Thursday (Nov. 30) that on Sunday, Dec. 3 it will launch another live, interactive shopping experience, dubbed Local Selects Holiday Edition. Local Selects enables people to shop a specific location from anywhere in the world. Get the Full Story...
Samsung may have beat Apple in adding “X” into the name of its smartphone, but that doesn’t mean the Korean technology company has been able to surpass its biggest rival in terms of sales. But according to news from The New York Post, Samsung could strike its...
ALDI, the grocery retailer, and Venmo, the peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payment app company, announced news on Monday (Nov. 6) of a new campaign that lets Americans give 1 million meals to families in celebration of “Friendsgiving.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
