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Retail
DTC Shoe Company Atoms Gets $8.1M In Series A Round
August 30, 2019

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) shoe brand Atoms, which offers sizes in quarters instead of halves, and also lets customers buy different sizes for each foot, has raised $8.1 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Top News In Payments: Amadeus Teams With Visa’s CyberSource; CitiConnect Processes Over 157M API Calls
August 30, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, travel technology firm Amadeus is teaming with Visa’s CyberSource to bolster anti-fraud measures for the industry. Also, Netflix turned 22 on Thursday (Aug. 29). And Citi’s application programming interfaces (APIs) for corporate treasury have processed more than $26 billion for...

Delivery
FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019

FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2, a customs brokerage company and Cargex affiliate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
Criminals Use Voice AI To Steal Money
August 30, 2019

Cybercriminals impersonated the voice of an energy company’s chief executive and demanded an urgent transfer of $243,000 – and it worked, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Wearables
Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts
August 30, 2019

North rolled out a new update for its Focals augmented reality (AR) glasses that now supports Android notifications, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Hundreds Of Dental Offices Hit In Ransomware Attacks
August 30, 2019

Dental offices across the United States were targeted in a large-scale ransomware attack perpetrated through third-party software meant to protect data, according to reports.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Regulation
Car Companies Call For Softer Self-Driving Regulations
August 30, 2019

As federal regulators are rewriting rules for autonomous cars, and around 90 organizations have offered up public comments about proposed regulation, according to CNBC. Many companies want regulations eased on self-driving vehicles without manual controls. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Security & Fraud
Hacking Attack Could Have Compromised Hundreds Of Thousands Of iPhones
August 30, 2019

Google, in a series of blog posts on Thursday (Aug. 29), described a long-term hacking campaign by malicious actors on the iPhone, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
The North Face On Bringing Outdoorsy Experiential Retail To The City
August 30, 2019

Some retail players attempt experiential retail through a series of slow, “toe-in” experiments – a pop-up shop here, a smart mirror there, perhaps an interactive store feature or two. The goal is to see if consumers use it and like it – and, more importantly,...