Though many companies are “hesitant to commit to” launching an e-payment and cards program, the steps to implementing the technology can be easier and less complex than many executives think. In a whitepaper released earlier this year by Silicon Valley Bank, titled “Take Charge: How...
The good people at Intelligent Environments say they can do better for security with their Emoji-based passcode system than the traditional numbers-based system. Why? Greater variety of potential combinations – there are more potential combinations of the 44 emojis than there are of the numbers 0-10....
As it runs up to the acquisition of Milanese rival Yoox, online high fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is reporting record sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Everyone remembers when BlackBerry had its day in the sun for smartphone sales. And then came along Apple and Google into the smartphone market, and BlackBerry hasn’t really grown so much since. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Square, the mobile payments company that has long been rumored by Wall Street and the business community to be bringing shares to market via initial public offering, may in fact debut on a major stock exchange this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Last week the U.S. federal government announced a massive data breach occurred that targeted millions of federal employees. And Friday (June 12), there were new indications of just how deep and far-flung the attack was. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The notion of the check — that rectangular piece of paper that has been around for centuries — may seem outdated in this day and age of technological innovation. In fact, says a June 2014 white paper from Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI), a corporate payment services company,...
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has championed the B2B business model throughout the region, and the eCommerce giant has made no effort to hide its encouragement of the market in India. When Ma visited India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi last March, reports said the executive was...
China is no stranger to international commerce, with a long history of overseas business among its manufacturers and domestic digital commerce companies promoting their services for buyers outside national borders. But the nation has struggled more so with adopting the yuan into these transactions. Get...
