Chinese eCommerce platform Alibaba last year bought just over 10% of Singapore-based ocean liner operator Transfar Shipping, which sails between China and the west coast of the U.S., according to a report in The Loadstar on Monday (Oct. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...
Nine schools in the North Ayrshire area of Scotland started using facial recognition on Monday (Oct. 18) to verify the identities of children for lunch payments as a way to speed the process as well as make it contactless. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Cryptocurrency exchange Bakkt, having completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) combination with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, saw its shares slip early in its first day of trading. At this writing, the stock was down a bit more than 1%. Get the Full Story Complete...
The payment processing company Square is considering developing a bitcoin mining system based on “custom silicon and open source” for people and businesses all over the world. That’s according to published reports and a series of tweets from Twitter/Square CEO Jack Dorsey over the weekend....
Mastercard and British artificial intelligence-powered payments FinTech company Previse have joined forces on the integration of Mastercard Cross-Border Services, according to a Monday (Oct. 18) press release. The collaboration enables funds to be sent securely to any account as part of Previse’s InstantPay platform. Get the Full...
Walmart said on Monday (Oct. 18) that it is bringing back its Black Friday Deals for Days promotion this year, spreading the discounts that are usually restricted to one day over a month of special deals and savings events. Get the Full Story Complete the...
For the traditional retailers – the brick-and-mortar marquee names – the great digital shift during the pandemic has been a necessity to meet consumers where they want to be met, and to ensure the survival of those firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
As Amazon, Walmart and other huge online marketplaces take more of consumers’ spending and offer faster delivery options, some consumers are increasingly coming to expect that their order will arrive within a day, if not the same afternoon. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
“In a digital-first world, B2B companies must also address the revolutionary changes in customer expectations brought on by both a new generation of buyers and the permanent shifts from COVID-19 impacts,” says Eric Christensen, chief payments officer for Digital River. Read more of his insights...
