Line Corp., owner of Japan’s most popular messaging service, is getting into the artificial intelligence market in a big way by outlining an ambitious plan that pits it against the likes of Google, Facebook and Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Embattled Samsung, South Korea’s largest consumer electronics company, has reportedly paid $215 million for Viv Labs, the virtual assistant startup it acquired in October. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
zSpace, an education company that brings mixed reality experiences to computing, announced Wednesday (March 1) that it is joining the Khronos Group’s OpenXR working group to define a cross-vendor, royalty-free open standard for access to modern virtual reality (VR) devices. Get the Full Story Complete...
CGI announced Wednesday (March 1) the launch of a new, real-time Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) instant credit transfer solution. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Walmart announced Wednesday (Mar. 1) that it added new capabilities to the Walmart app that makes it faster and easier for pharmacy and money services customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
American Express is putting on a full-court press to court and keep its affluent — and high card fee paying — Platinum members happy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
POS financing is quickly becoming the de-rigueur product at digital checkout these days. Financing really isn’t (or shouldn’t be) a one-size-fits-all offering for consumers. Nor does it cannibalize existing credit options, including private label cards, Brian Billingsley, NA CEO at Klarna, told Karen Webster.
Fast-growing companies are more likely to embrace and accept mobile payments than their slower counterparts. 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,...
Gig economy startup Moonlighting, an on-demand marketplace app, is trying to cash in on the changing face of the workforce ever since the financial crisis of 2008, which ushered in a handful of gig economy companies, including Uber. Since the Great Recession, the country has...
