The rumors have resurfaced again – Google is looking to buy Twitter – and investors have taken notice with shares in the social media site jumping by almost 5 percent and adding a billion and a half to the company’s overall value. Get the Full...
Data brokers collect an average of 3,000 data segments on nearly every U.S. consumer, says the FTC. And with wearable payment technology comes an entirely new avenue for even more data collection – but at the same time, an increased potential for security breaches. Doc...
Square is stepping outside of its own box and into marketing. 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...
Studying the global economy cannot be done without studying one key stakeholder — global shoppers. And to be more specific, how global shoppers use the Internet to drive commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Google secured a new partnership with ChowNow, the online restaurant ordering platform, that will integrate Google Wallet into its app — giving the mobile payment app access to thousands of new potential users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Acorns, the mobile app with the tagline “Invest the Change,” seems to have cracked the investing nut as it’s recently been able to bank $10.5 million more capital from investors into the company, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The ninth instantiation of Google Wallet is out for public consumption. 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...
The global mobile payment transaction forecast is expected to reach $4.6 trillion in 2019, compared to $1.8 trillion in 2014, according to a recent study. The percentage of consumers using mobile payments apps rose from 8 percent to 40 percent from 2013-14. Will 2015 prove...
Do you have a dependent, perhaps slightly complicated relationship with your smartphone? You’re not alone. 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,...
