Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include the latest on Amazon: Its apparent power over city planning and its new tactic to increase the popularity of Amazon Pay. In other news,...
SoundHound, a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced news on Thursday (May 3) that it has raised $100 million in new funding from a group of strategic investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Expanding upon its in-app commerce efforts, Instagram has quietly introduced a native payments feature. With the new functionality, users can register a credit or debit card and make payments within the social media platform after setting up a security PIN, TechCrunch reported. Get the Full...
Walmart today began rolling out its new website to customers. The goal of the redesign was to give the site a new look and feel — “cleaner” and “more modern,” according to a company blog post — more local and personalized elements and specialty shopping experiences...
There’s nothing like a holiday to get people spending — and it’s not just Christmas and Hanukkah. In America, holidays like Halloween, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, Easter and Valentine’s Day can really get the funds flowing. Consumers also drop big dollars on travel and...
Log another win for brick-and-mortar in the retail history books: Despite years of retail apocalypse criers, the industry continues to show that it’s not dying at all — it’s just evolving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Restaurants and retail landlords reported a mixed bag of first-quarter earnings results on Wednesday (May 2), beating analysts’ expectations in some cases and falling short at times. Looking forward to digital and retail transformations, companies such as Yum! Brands are optimistic about the future. Get...
Summer bodies — as the adage goes — are made in winter. This is a truism that most people know on some level when they are signing up en masse for gym memberships in early January, but have completely forgotten by the time mid-February rolls around....
Cross-border small business payments company Veem is partnering with America’s Credit Union (ACU) to expand its reach to small business (SMB) customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
