With a bevy of patent filings, Walmart is focusing on improving the in-store experience and the technology that powers its stores behind the scenes. CB Insights said the retailer has filed a little more than 1,400 patents since 2009, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
A few months after Nordstrom rolled out its Nordstrom Local concept in West Hollywood, the retailer is planning on adding two more locations in Southern California. The company is also open to bringing the concept to other cities, retail news source Chain Store Age reported....
Is higher education a conduit to workers skimming from their institutions of learning? 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
It’s a problem that still vexes retailers: How to craft logistics so that online consumers don’t abandon you. Developments over the last few weeks show not only where those merchants are headed, but what isn’t working. Among the projects with the most interest is whether...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
PayPal announced Tuesday (May 29) that it has acquired Jetlore, the artificial intelligence-powered prediction platform. 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 newsletter,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday (May 29) that it has obtained a court order to stop a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) allegedly run by Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc., which has raised as much as $21 million from investors in...
Karim Baratov, a Canadian that has been charged with hacking Yahoo‘s email for the Russians, has been sentenced to 60 months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the ride-booking startup, in a round of fundraising that gives Taxify a valuation of greater than $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...