Uber has had undeniable success in disrupting not only taxis but the entire economy itself. It is one of the vanguard on-demand firms, built out of mobile Web tech and able to make anything and everything available with a tap or a swipe. Uber is more than...
Christmas came early for Swedish mobile telecom firm Ericsson, as it has signed a patent license deal with Apple after a settlement that settled one of mobile-tech’s longer standing legal disputes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Amazon has long been criticized for its labor policies, particularly in regards to worker conditions their distribution centers. And it seems this year for Christmas it will be collecting the gift of mass worker discontent via strike — actual and potential. Get the Full Story...
Long-awaited data protection regulations were officially passed into law by the European Union on Tuesday (Dec. 15). 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...
In an age where developed world consumers are increasingly concerned with their food’s origin story, it is surprising, disturbing and terribly sad that the peel-and-eat shrimp many of us will be enjoying this holiday season has probably come to a supermarket shelf or a restaurant...
Usain Bolt is the fastest human on earth, but cheetahs are three times faster. Does that make cheetahs better than a 6-time Olympic gold medal winner? It’s sort of the same debate, says MPD CEO Karen Webster, that’s raging about faster payments today. How fast...
More job cuts are coming to the big banks in both Europe and the U.S. in 2016, with announcements of 100,000 job cuts already in the ether and thousands more expected from Barclays and BNP Paribas in the next few weeks, according to Financial Times. This year’s...
Merchants Payments Coalition has issued a press release outlining reforms in credit card fees paid by merchants throughout the European Union to process credit card payments, and suggesting that this move may spur similar reforms here in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Household spending, paired with a buildup in inventory, was the engine driving economic growth in the Eurozone during the financial quarter that ended in September, offsetting a rise in imports that slowed expansion some. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
