As 2019 dawns, there are several predictions that blockchain may have a breakout year. One reason? Smart contracts, as noted by MIT. In the meantime, supply chain tracking efforts are gaining some digital traction with huge firms such as IBM and Intel, in countries far-flung as...
A federal agency is investigating fees imposed by railroad companies that aim to get customers to comply with new procedures. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Serving food and drinks to 200 passengers at 37,000 feet in the air used to mean balancing snack boxes in one hand and manual, paper-based sales reconciliations in the other. In the January mPOS Tracker, PYMNTS caught up with Eswee Vorster, head of IT and...
One size never fits all in retail — so why should it be any different with payments? 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 our...
Once upon a time — about a decade ago — there was this QSR executive who observed the rise of online retail, but figured those changes would never apply to his businesses. He would never ship a hamburger, he thought. Nor would the basic processes...
WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging app, is still working to launch its digital payments service nationwide in India. 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 our daily...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest international plans from Amazon and a new bid for Sears. Google is becoming charitable, P2P lending in China faces problems and U.S. credit-scoring firms face...
Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing company, has debuted a slew of financial products for workers, according to reports. 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...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. In addition, UCPB launched its InstaPay service in The Phillipines, and...
