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Retail
Tulip Retail Enables Sales Reinvention
February 15, 2017

As the rise of eCommerce marches onward, physical retailers increasingly rely on store transformation initiatives to reinvent brick-and-mortar stores to maintain majority market share and boost consumer interest. One such retail reinvention shifts the role of store associates from a sales position to one of...

Retail
Mattel Teams Up With Alibaba To Develop Toys
February 15, 2017

The more connected consumers become through their devices, the more connected the world is on a global scale. In response to this global interaction, many retailers have started selling their products online both on their own sites and on third-party distributors like Amazon. Now toy...

Retail
Why Reflektion Thinks Partners Make Perfect When It Comes To Retail Data
February 15, 2017

“Building the better customer experience” is rapidly becoming retail’s favorite phrase in 2017 — every merchant and their mother is currently attempting to create one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Security & Fraud
Microsoft Wants Digital Geneva Convention
February 15, 2017

Just recently, tech giant Microsoft proposed a new initiative that would work to protect world citizens from political cyberattacks originating from nation-states. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Security & Fraud
Online Merchants May Be Off The Hook For Credit Card Fraud
February 15, 2017

Signifyd Vice President of Partnerships Skye Spear predicted that within three years merchants won’t be on the hook for credit card fraud online thanks to companies like Signifyd that use real-time machine learning to prevent fraudulent transactions from going through. Get the Full Story Complete...

Regulation
Lawmakers Want NHTSA To Study Connected Car Security
February 15, 2017

Aiming to beef up security in connected and driverless cars, a group of lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives that would put the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in charge of studying security issues for cars and trucks that are...

Biometrics
Nuance Inks Deal With BioCatch To Use Biometrics To Enhance Security
February 15, 2017

Nuance Communications announced Tuesday (Feb. 14) that it inked a deal with BioCatch, the behavioral biometrics company, to deliver continuous authentication on the internet and mobile devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Santander App Enables Voice Banking
February 15, 2017

Santander just recently updated the voice recognition functionality of its SmartBank mobile application for iPhone. 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,...

Security & Fraud
Verizon Spotlights Increasing Cyber Threats
February 15, 2017

According to the results of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Digest, data breaches are becoming more complex, pervasive and damaging to enterprises. Cyberattacks are no longer just a problem for a company’s IT department, and the impacts are now spreading across every department within an organization....