Is bitcoin making a price comeback? Well, a recent surge from Chinese investors has managed to bump bitcoin’s price over the $500 mark. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Data is endemic to the retail process at this point, but the question of how deep down the organizational tree that data goes is still an unanswered one. Some merchants wield store-by-store data like trade secrets, but a new study indicates that a more open...
Ikea is probably not the go-to brand for most consumers when they hear the word high-tech. Swedish meatballs? Sure. DIY furniture? Check. Divorces over DIY furniture? Ikea all the way. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Facing what local reports are calling a “triple threat” retailers across the pond are reporting a distinct lack of enthusiasm for what is next to come. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Remember the few short years ago when the only retailers selling clothes online were the ones crazy enough to do it. Now, there are subscription boxes and digital personal stylists that can make up the gap between customer service through traditional in-store channels and the...
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There’s a new app in town that wants to make it easier to remember to pay those credit cards. 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...
In an effort to improve security, the global interbank messaging system said it would begin discussions with its users about new measures and tools that will assist the detection of fraudulent payment instructions, Reuters reported late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
While the SWIFT interbank messaging service took its share of the blame in a report issued by a government-appointed committee investigating the hack of the central bank of Bangladesh that left $81 million AWOL, the more eye-catching detail is the suggestion that it may have...