Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected 1.5 billion attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the first half of this year, using “honeypots,” software that impersonates a vulnerable device, the company’s research department said in an email to PYMNTS on Friday (Sept. 3). Get the...
The business models that have promised to be disruptors are, in some cases, themselves being disrupted. 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...
On the heels of a crackdown on ride-hailing companies in China, Beijing’s local government has suggested investing in Didi Global Inc. to wrestle control away from the company, according to a Friday (Sept. 3) Bloomberg report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Today in payments around the world: Singapore considers easing SPAC listing guidelines. Plus, U.S. remittances to Mexico reach a record-high $4.54 billion and Airwallex gets a Malaysian money services business license. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Online platforms – connecting buyers and sellers, and payments flows, across a variety of use cases and verticals – dominated planned announcements and debuts on public exchanges this past week. That brought the payments-related announcements to 28 and the shopping segment to 15, year to...
The ultra-fast grocery delivery space is heating up. In France, startup Cajoo, which delivers grocery orders by bicycle within 15 minutes, is raising funds to build out its presence in the country. The company just raised $40 million in its Series A round, reported TechCrunch,...
When Heidi Zak and husband David Spector started ThirdLove in 2013, their ambition was to be “the antithesis of Victoria’s Secret,” seizing what they saw as an opportunity to build a brand focused on speaking directly to women in a way that was realistic about...
Just days after Walmart opened its new white-label, last-mile delivery service to other retailers across the U.S., the box store giant said this week that it plans to add 20,000 employees to its distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation offices. Available jobs include order fillers,...
Getting a package in the mail is no longer a surprise for many consumers, especially when it comes to online shopping. The ability to track an order from the minute it’s placed to the second it lands on the front stoop has become an expectation...
