Naspers has announced that it has created an R1.4bn ($300 million) startup fund to boost the technology sector in South Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
AI and ML-powered services can help fight banking fraud. However, to layer the tech into viable solutions to assist customers with banking, robo-advisors need to truly become “smart,” intuitive — and conversational. In a new podcast, Brighterion CEO Akli Adjaoute tells Karen Webster that “smart...
Welcome to Five at Five, your daily look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Today’s coverage includes new data that speaks to SMB frustrations with financial institutions, along with a new and high-profile tech test store for retail. U.K. officials want to...
Hoping to stabilize the rupee, India has agreed to a $75 billion currency swap with Japan, according to reports on Monday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Southeast Asia’s Grab has taken in a $200 million investment from U.S.-based Booking Holdings amid a strategic partnership. With the tie-up, users of Booking Holdings’ apps will be able to call for Grab vehicles, while users of Grab’s app will able to book travel services, Reuters...
Berkshire Hathaway, the Warren Buffett investment company, has been getting in on the FinTech market, investing hundreds of millions of dollars during the past few months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Before Peter Peng created the voice-ordering Jetson app, he looked to a voice assistant to help him with a simple request: he was brushing his teeth, and he realized that he needed toothpaste. Peng asked his voice assistant to help find a toothpaste that would...
Social media is a terrific breeding ground for travel envy — there is no faster way to find yourself wishing you were in a more exotic, warmer and more pleasant climate than to view someone else’s social media images of already being there. Get the...
When it comes to two-day shipping, Amazon is king: The eCommerce retailer’s Prime service offers free two-day shipping on eligible orders to its more than 100 million members. And the company says it is ready to take on the holidays, with more than 100 million...
