A new bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week calling for jail time for executives who hide data breaches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas last week, Amazon announced a bevy of new machine learning features for its cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), demonstrating an initiative to get ahead in the great artificial intelligence (AI) race. In other words: Silicon Valley...
CVS is gearing up to announce a $69 billion cash and stock deal to acquire Aetna, in a move aimed at taking on Amazon, which is expected to enter the drug business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
In January 1950, William Applebaum published a piece in the Journal of Marketing about the buying behaviors of consumers in retail stores. At the time, Applebaum was the director of Marketing Research at the Stop & Shop supermarket chain based in Boston. The research he presented...
In protest of what Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called a financial “blockade” by the United States and the Trump administration, the government of Venezuela will be launching a cryptocurrency of its own. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
In a world where attacks on computers are nearly de rigueur at this point, it isn’t much of a surprise that U.S. banks have begun quietly doomsday-prepping for a successful apocalyptic attack on their computers by hackers. The goal is to head off a run...
B2B payments are still mired in paper checks, but it needn’t be so. Dean M. Leavitt, CEO and founder of Boost Payment Solutions, says education is key in getting suppliers to embrace more efficient payments solutions, specifically commercial cards. One acronym, he says, can guide the way. PARS:...
With only 23 days left until Christmas, the pressure is mounting. Sure, there are some Type A people who’ve long since done their holiday shopping and will be wrapping gifts this weekend. If you are one of those people, we might strongly suggest you not...
First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, announced news that it has acquired BluePay Holdings. 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...
