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Payments Innovation
Online Marketplaces Vie For The Shared Parking App Crown
October 15, 2019

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Retail
AMC Theaters Gets Into Streaming With On-Demand Movies
October 15, 2019

AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., is launching an on-demand video service, The New York Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. 15).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
REPORT: 22 Payments Execs Get Real About AI
October 15, 2019

Artificial intelligence has not been adopted to the level at which some futurists might have envisioned — we’re not at the mercy of the robots, after all. To get a sense of where we are now, and where we are headed as AI continues to...

Payments Innovation
Embedded Payments: Going Beyond The Buzzword
October 15, 2019

Embedded payments can give control and options to merchants and improve the customer experience. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 Software, tells Karen Webster that embedding payments in a transaction’s value proposition is easier said than done, but that third-party providers can provide better tools and insights...

Consumer Authentication
Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
October 15, 2019

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Faster Payments
For Merchants, Why Real-Time Payments Are Not Ready For Prime Time
October 15, 2019

The year 2020 is nearly upon us. The shift to real-time payments has yet to keep up with the anticipation — with a notable lack of traction among merchants. Sarah Adams, vice president of global product at First American Payment Systems, tells PYMNTS that new technologies,...

Ridesharing
Uber Testing Boat Service In Nigeria’s Capital
October 15, 2019

Uber has launched a two-week boat service pilot in the Nigerian capital of Lagos. The city is already well-known for its highly congested roads, and the United Nations (UN) has predicted that the country’s population will more than double to 400 million by 2050, making...

eCommerce
Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Gain Edge Over Amazon
October 14, 2019

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Ridesharing
Congress Calls Uber And Lyft To Ride-Hailing Hearing
October 14, 2019

The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee wrote letters to the CEO’s of both Lyft and Uber asking them to participate in a hearing about issues facing the ridesharing industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...