Instagram is testing a new feature that will let users promote other people’s content by allowing account holders to add a “reshare” button on top of their stories, posts and videos, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Amazon took another major step toward the completion of Project Kuiper, its effort to provide internet access via satellite, by acquiring a team of more than a dozen Facebook employees based in Los Angeles in April to work on the initiative. Get the Full Story...
In today’s top retail news, Swirl is launching a pilot with GIVA, while Walmart is teaming with robotics and automation firm Symbotic to reimagine its regional distribution network. Plus, large retail brands such as Dollar General can’t hire quickly enough. Get the Full Story Complete...
Chatbots have come a long way from the early versions back in the 1960s — yes, the 1960s — such as ELIZA, who imitated a psychotherapist through pattern matching and response selection technology. Today, for people who want their questions answered quickly, the lowly chatbot...
The German competition watchdog has advised pumping up draft regulations crafted by the European Union (EU), Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (July 14). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, has announced that Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Mastercard) will not be allowed to bring new domestic debit card, credit card or prepaid card customers onto its network starting July 22, 2021 due to non-compliance...
Railsbank has raised $70 million as it continues to grow its Fintech-as-a-Service platform on a global scale, the open banking platform announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
According to the July edition of Delivering on Restaurant Rewards, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, recent research “shows that there are 81 million consumers in the U.S. who are currently part of at least one restaurant’s loyalty program and 78 million who have seen their...
The cozy and consolidated universe of payment and digital wallet providers got a little less comfortable on Wednesday (July 14) after social media giant Facebook announced that its Facebook Pay service will, for the first time, be available off of its own platform, starting with...
