Alibaba, China’s leading eCommerce player, announced a 56 percent increase in earnings during its third quarter and revealed it’s acquiring a 33 percent stake in Ant Financial, its payment affiliate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Electric car drivers need to be on the lookout for fraudulent charges on their credit cards due to a lack of security measures at some public charging stations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Consumers can now shop for Snap goodies in the company’s first merchandise store, located in the Snapchat app. 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...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) and payments service PayPal announced a collaboration Thursday (Feb. 1) through which the bank’s business customers can make international payments in local currencies to clients with PayPal accounts — and all using only an email address. Get the...
Credit cards and cryptos might be a match well made. 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. By completing this...
The Plenti coalition loyalty rewards program has hit a bit of a rough patch, with several partners leaving the service and retailers opting out of accepting members’ earned points, Retail Dive reported Wednesday (Jan. 31). AT&T dropped out last fall, and Alamo, Direct Energy, Enterprise,...
Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) entrepreneurs face many decisions as they grow their businesses. Distribution, packaging and funding can create challenges for those seeking to get their products from the farmers market to shelves of big box brick-and-mortar stores. It can be particularly difficult to overcome...
To reach more consumers and foster more eco-friendly operations, IKEA is testing out renting its furniture offerings in Japan, Curbed reported Wednesday (Jan. 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
As a matter of logic, what food looks like shouldn’t matter, since humans eat with their mouths — not with their eyes. And yet — as an multitude of Instagram food pictures proves — eating, particularly in the digital era, is a visual adventure as well as a...
