In China, at least, a hero ain’t nothing but a sandwich. 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...
In the everlasting fight to remove any and all obstacles in the way of a consumer who wants to pull the trigger, each new mobile payments platform has tried to be more seamless and convenient than the last. Now that smartphones, smartwatches and IoT-enabled fashion...
There’s no bigger vehicle for fear-mongering in retail than scary tales about the downturn of China’s economy. Maybe that’s why Adidas doesn’t seem to have listened to the recent news when announcing its expansion plans for the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Social media has a basic business model problem. It is good at drawing in eyeballs, but turning eyeballs into dollars isn’t always so easy — unless one has a truly unfathomable number of eyeballs to call a base (like Google or Facebook) so as to...
In a pretty clear attempt to scare off the activist investors that have started circling in retail, Macy’s has made it easier for long-time shareholders to nominate directors to its board – part of a general move toward “proxy-acess.” The new amendment means a shareholder...
Procurement is becoming far more streamlined in terms of the source-to-pay process — that progression appears to be accelerating as businesses work together to make it easier for corporate buyers to settle their digital invoices. Key in this movement, however, is facilitating cross-border payments as SMEs look...
It may feel unfair, but this week’s Data Digest uncovers some great news for big corporates and some bad news for the underdogs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
When a major corporation like Hewlett-Packard decides to split in two, investors perk up. The strategy could lead to more streamlined, efficient operations, or it could signal trouble brewing for a business with cracks in its foundations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Office-based businesses have their own challenges when it comes to digitizing procurement and finance procedures. But when that business depends on in-field operations — say, for example, field technicians and contracting — the payments process can prove especially clumsy if paper bills and checks have to travel...
