As China’s local-delivery market grows at a rapid pace, with more people turning to their smartphones to order food, Ele.me has been cleared to deliver orders in a Shanghai industrial park by drone. However, the system won’t bring meals to their final destinations — only to...
For many, Siri was the first voice-activated assistant they ever used — when it launched back in 2011, there was nothing else like it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
The one-upmanship competition that seems to be perennially on between Amazon and Walmart has just gotten its latest entry. 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...
It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation, but a winner is emerging that is both familiar and big: Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories range from Walmart’s promotion of college education to a look at the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT). Tencent has a retail joint venture,...
Mastercard announced today that Simon Hunt, a cybersecurity expert, has joined the company as executive vice president to head the cybersecurity solutions unit. In a press release, the payment company said Hunt’s role will increase Mastercard security capabilities for its credit cardholders, customers, merchant and other...
SoftBank is gearing up to invest $2.25 billion in General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise, in what appears to be validating GM’s position in autonomous driving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
PayPal, the digital payments company, has participated in a round of fundraising with Pine Labs of India, in which it raised $125 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Talk about kicking the tires: JPMorgan is reportedly helping Cars.com to explore “strategic options, including a possible sale of the company,” according to the New York Post. The news represents the latest development in the quickly evolving ties between the digital world and car vehicle sales and service....
