It happens like clockwork at the beginning of every year: Consumers feeling bad about the previous eight weeks of overeating and indolence repent and join a gym. Gym memberships spike nationally as the well-intentioned resolve that this will be the year they get in shape....
Financing has long been part of retail, and it’s changing thanks to new technology and changing consumer desires. 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...
Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Ouai, a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the...
With visitor arrivals to Hong Kong dramatically falling, the financial center’s retail sales registered a double-digit drop in November. Retail sales by value retreated 23.6 percent in the month from the prior year, but the November drop was a bit better than the forecasts of...
With a chart-topping fourth quarter that came out ahead of Wall Street estimates, Tesla delivered 112,000 vehicles around the world. The Street expected the electric automaker to deliver 106,000 vehicles in the quarter, which would have met the company’s annual 360,000-400,000 vehicle delivery goal, CNBC...
FinTechs see PSD2 as an opportunity to get a leg up with legacy banks. That will be tough in Turkey, where banks have had more time to prepare for the rule and see PSD2 as a significant competitive advantage for them. In the latest Merchants...
Application program interface (API) technology had a standout year in 2019 as a critical component to enabling the open banking business model, unlocking financial data from silos, as well as facilitating seamless data integration and connectivity, to power a range of financial services platforms. Get...
With the holiday season wrapped, venture capitalists are gradually returning from a bit of a break in the B2B FinTech funding front. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
With a robust community of technological innovators, and a drive toward the digital economy, India currently stands as an exciting market in FinTech. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
