Buying cars is one of the last bastions of making the trek out to a physical store to make a purchase. In most parts of the world, this still rings true, but not for the country of Denmark anymore. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Payment with a connected device requires hardware, of course, at the point of payment. And until now, most often, the point of payment required a specialized bit of hardware. Usually on a merchant countertop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
A little under a year ago chatbots emerged with great fanfare — the world of e-commerce was about to change fundamentally. Web pages were done, apps were passé and pretty soon all commerce was going to take place within the confines of Facebook Messenger and...
The Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) at the University of California, Irvine announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that, along with Filene Research Institute, a credit union and consumer finance think tank, it has launched a research hub at UCI focused on studying how emerging...
The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in the U.S. and is now banned from helping any telemarketers as part of a settlement. Get the Full Story Complete...
Walmart continues its eCommerce shopping spree, this time with the purchase of fast-growing outdoor gear retailer Moosejaw for $51 million. The deal comes only a few weeks after Walmart bought online footwear store ShoeBuy and six months after its purchase of Jet.com. Get the Full Story...
Cyberattacks are costing businesses more than ever before. 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 form, you...
SoftBank of Japan announced earlier this week that is acquiring Fortress Investment Group in an all-cash deal valued at around $3.3 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Etsy is expanding its business footprint — it doesn’t just want to create the marketplace where consumers can by all their handmade needs, it is also looking to be the middleman that supplies all those crafters with the materials they need to hand-make all that...
