- December 4, 2019
To help customers enjoy a cup of joe or a morning croissant, digital innovators are opening coffee shops with faster and easier order and pickup designs. Bandit, in one case, ...
- December 4, 2019
To create relationships with fans, sports stars, teams and leagues have used Instagram for a long time. But they are also increasingly tapping into the social media platform to sell ...
- December 3, 2019
The results of a new survey found that most people – around 77 percent – plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season, according to reports.
About 20 percent ...
- October 24, 2019
So far, the young life of the Apple Card has turned out pretty — perhaps even spectacularly — good, depending on the source. However, the real tests are yet to ...
- October 22, 2019
The rise of digital payments and the gig economy cannot guarantee that consumers will tip. But new technology is sure making tipping easier — both for consumer and workers — even ...
- October 22, 2019
As consumer preferences change and competition becomes more keen, retailers and commerce operators are under even more pressure to get creative with loyalty programs. The latest example of that comes ...
- October 18, 2019
Augmented reality (AR) is getting a new look in retail – with one of the most recent developments coming from Target.
According to Mobile-Ar.Reality.News, the chain “has been on a bit of ...
- October 16, 2019
There will be 41.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices around the world by 2025. Consumers and businesses have increasingly employed the technology in a variety of use cases as ...
- October 14, 2019
After the mass exodus on Friday (Oct. 11) from the Libra project, the cryptocurrency’s remaining 22 corporate backers are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland to throw their weight behind the new ...
- October 11, 2019
Uber announced that it’s buying a majority stake in grocery delivery company Cornershop.
CNBC is reporting that with the purchase of the Latin American company, Uber shows that it’s continuing to ...
- October 11, 2019
Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as more travelers choose adventure over ...
- October 11, 2019
Earlier this month, New Delhi’s airport became the nation’s fourth to test a new use case for facial recognition technology: A system that will allow passengers to board flights after ...
- October 11, 2019
Domino has announced that it is partnering with Amazon Wedding Registry to launch an interactive and shoppable experience.
The collaboration will include a special print magazine, pop-up event and microsite. Couples ...
- October 9, 2019
Before Knud Berthelsen founded personalized subscription service Free Your Tea, he found it challenging to find good teas, Berthelsen told PYMNTS in an interview. It is not difficult, however, to find ...
- October 2, 2019
Tradeshift made further inroads into blockchain technology via a new collaboration with Monerium, which saw a B2B invoice settled using the Tradeshift platform and eMoney on the Etherium blockchain, according ...
- October 2, 2019
Consumers are no longer willing to wait for even the simplest of disbursements. Whether they’re waiting to receive government payments, wages or rebate checks from online retailers, consumers increasingly demand ...
- October 1, 2019
Bangalore-based startup Khatabook has raised $25 million in Series A funding from GGV Capital, Partners of DST Global, RTP Ventures, Sequoia India, Tencent, Y Combinator and others, along with more ...
- September 30, 2019
PayPal has bought a majority stake in Chinese payments group Guofubao (NationPay), and has acquired a payments license in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times.
PayPal bought ...
- September 30, 2019
Maritime eProcurement platform ShipServ announced it has signed an agreement with Hanseaticsoft GmbH.
The deal will see the ShipServ TradeNet platform integrated and pre-installed into Hanseaticsoft’s Cloud Fleet Manager (CFM) software.
The ...
- September 30, 2019
“There’s no place like home” are the famous words spoken by Judy Garland, playing the character of Dorothy, at the end of the iconic movie, “The Wizard of Oz.”
All it ...
- September 27, 2019
Today in the payments news roundup, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the FedNow development and its U.S. ...
- September 27, 2019
From adding new payment options to integrating loyalty and rewards, Dunkin’ has taken many approaches to improve its mobile ordering program. But some of the more impactful upgrades have been ...
- September 27, 2019
Inventory stock outs plague brick and mortar retailers. Knowing just what items are where — and replacing or replenishing them — can be a painstaking task. Martin Hitch, co-founder of Bossa ...
- September 20, 2019
Subscription-based businesses have become all but ubiquitous over the past few years.
Customers can have anything from razors to clothing to toys delivered to their front steps, and they can stream ...
- September 19, 2019
The food that appears on one’s dinner plate each night comes with no small amount of environmental cost. It takes much land, water, pesticides, electricity and fossil fuel to grow, ...
- September 18, 2019
For FIs, staying secure requires a fundamental shift in how they protect against account opening fraud and synthetic identity theft, says Dominic Venturo, executive vice president at U.S. Bank. In ...
- September 17, 2019
An increased number of banks are swapping their own regulators for oversight by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept. ...
- September 17, 2019
Consumers live in a real-time world. Their use of mobile devices fuels the expectation that what happens on the other side of a click or a swipe will be delivered ...
- September 12, 2019
An unsatisfying restaurant ordering experience can turn long-term customers into last-time patrons. So how can restaurants know which tech and services will deliver the strongest return on investment (ROI) for ...
- September 10, 2019
To grow its presence in the Bay Area and integrate teams with advanced technology skills into its business, McDonald’s Corporation announced an agreement to acquire Apprente. The company said in ...
- September 10, 2019
A subsidiary of automaker Toyota has lost millions of dollars thanks to a vendor payment scam, according to SC Media UK reports.
The publication said Monday (Sept. 9) that Toyota Boshoku ...
- September 10, 2019
The big day has finally arrived: the new iPhones (and the rest of Apple’s fall lineup of devices) will finally get their big public introduction when Tim Cook and company ...
- September 9, 2019
Peloton combines its own hardware, software and subscription model in a bid to win over fitness-minded consumers – an effort that could shed light in the coming few years on the future ...
- September 7, 2019
September is always a big month for the Sharpie. With back-to-school in full swing, Sharpies are popular favorites on supply lists nationwide. That means for the last several weeks, they’ve sat proudly ...
- September 5, 2019
The latest Call Center Commerce Tracker looks at how call centers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and biometrics to keep customers satisfied and safe, as well as new voice and ...
- September 5, 2019
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, FLEETCOR company Sem Parar is teaming with Nissan on contactless payments in Brazil. The arrangement will see the outfitting of all new Nissan vehicles with Sem ...
- September 5, 2019
Biometric payments are making another run at the grocery store, this time at the hands or Amazon. Or, to be more precise, in the hands of Amazon’s customers. Amazon, the ...
- September 4, 2019
Travel commerce and payments firm CellPoint Digital and the airline-owned payment network UATP are in a deal with Southwest to let customers buy tickets and other services using Apple Pay, ...
- September 4, 2019
Innovators in payments and commerce are making what was once visible, invisible – and changing the path to purchase in the process. In compliance news, consumers are flocking to eCommerce, but sellers have ...
- September 4, 2019
Amazon is testing a new payment system that uses handprints for checkout instead of a card or an app, The New York Post reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
Codenamed “Orville,” the ...