Mobile banking may not be taking off in all corners of the world, but in Kenya, it is having a significant positive impact, with the use of mobile banking lifting 194,000 or more Kenyan households out of poverty from 2008 to 2014. Get the Full...
The movement by India to embrace a digital ID system is hitting some snags, The Wall Street Journal reported. 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...
Could Google and Amazon capture the hearts and minds of banking customers, making inroads against traditional lenders? 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...
An internal probe has turned up the main reason Samsung’s Galaxy Note phones kept burst into flames. 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...
Amid the continued rumors that Groupon may be a takeout target for eCommerce giant Alibaba, one outlet said the deal will not materialize. StreetInsider.com said that, “per a source,” unnamed in the article, the current 5.7 percent stake that the firm has in Groupon, at nearly 33 million...
Amid bank earnings that launched last week, Wells Fargo’s fourth quarter report on Friday (Jan. 13) showed that the company is still grappling with the fraud scandal that has hit customer trust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
As online shopping is growing more dominant by the day and brick-and-mortar commerce is increasingly beset on all sides by falling foot traffic, diminishing sales and waning consumer interest, creating the ideal customer experience has become retail’s favored buzzword. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Deloitte has made clear its ambitions for blockchain, most recently by revealing it had invested in blockchain startup SETL, based in the U.K. And last October, the company announced the launch of Deloitte Catalyst, an incubator to support startups using disruptive tools like blockchain. Get...
The alternative lending space has journeyed through growth and struggled with challenges, especially in the last year. That goes for all segments of the space: SME, consumer, student, auto and mortgages. With all of the chatter surrounding the future of alternative business finance, analysts at...
