In today’s top payments news, Amazon opened its first cashierless grocery store, Revolut raised $500 million and aims to reach profitability by the end of the year and Mastercard warned that the coronavirus will negatively impact its first quarter revenue. Get the Full Story Complete...
Dubbed “challenger banks” for shaking up the status quo of banking as we’ve always known it, digital banks with awesome apps are the FinTech alternative to more staid financial institutions whose roots go deep, but may also seem a bit dazed by the pace of...
The parliament in Taiwan has approved a $2 billion stimulus package to help soften the effects of the coronavirus on the region’s economy, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
British-Dutch oil and gas company Shell launched a suite of business to business (B2B) fleet solutions in India that address issues unique to the country, according to reports on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giants Gojek and Grab are holding discussions about a possible merger, The Information reported on Tuesday (Feb. 25), citing sources, but the companies are denying that those talks are taking place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Retailers are facing a personalization paradox. Recent studies are showing counter trends right now that are proving the adage that consumers want what they want — even if it’s a contradiction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Mastercard has expanded its partnership with Rakuten Viber to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to Romania via Moneytou, which makes transferring money easy, quick and secure, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Silicon Valley-based micromobility startup Bird is launching an in-app payments feature that enables its electronic scooter (eScooter) riders to buy from local merchants, Bird announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
While the concept of a brand having a “voice” is not a terribly new idea, before this month it was more metaphorical and mostly a synonym for “style.” But the concept of brand voice took a turn for the literal this month with Amazon’s latest...
