When the first tech bubble burst at the turn of the 20th century, it more or less took Yahoo with it. In 1999, Yahoo had hundreds of millions of unique views per month and a market cap of $128 billion. Flash forward to the beginning...
Bitcoin prices took a nosedive this weekend falling a whopping 17.2 percent, in just 72 hours, from 311.05 on Friday to $257.61 on Sunday. That completes a rocky year of ups and downs for bitcoin, but mostly downs, with the leading crypto-currency falling 72.8 percent...
Supermarket chain Kroger is expanding tests of a buy-online-pick-up-at-curbside e-commerce service to include actual customers, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. 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...
Welcome to 2015! With no more gifts to unwrap, champagne to drink or general festivities to take part in, there’s nothing left than to say good-bye to 2014 and get focused on 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Mobile transaction trends are tricky to track, particularly on a global scale. Generally, we know that the rate of mobile adoption is increasing all over the world, but mobile as a way to make payments instead of a card in a physical store is still...
While our mother’s told us that it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, (only how you play the game), as adults we realize that our mothers only told us that because we were children and we needed to build our confidence. As it turns out, how you play really does matter...
This year, MasterCard took several big steps toward a future where “every device is a commerce device.” From boosting digital payments security with advancements in tokenization, to playing a significant role in the launch of Apple Pay and contactless payments around the world, to further...
Should the history of beacon technology ever be written, 2014 runs a good chance of being anointed “Year 1.” Though they came into our psyche in the Fall of 2013 when Apple made them a household word (and ecosystem), elementally beacons are small, low-cost pieces...
In 2014, it became clear that consumer shopping norms and habits were being disrupted more than ever before due to the rapid adoption of technologies. Retailers therefore began to actively search for and implement strategies to ensure the future of their businesses. For some, that...