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Retail
Sizekick Debuts AI-Powered Clothing-Sizing Tool
August 08, 2023

Sizekick is the latest company offering shoppers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered way to find the right outfit. The German company launched its AI try-on tool, designed to reduce the number of size-related returns, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 8) press release. The company is backed by and...

Retail
The Aspiration Shopper May Be Straying From Luxury and Turning to Travel
August 08, 2023

The aspirational shopper, once a core target demographic for high-end brands, seems to be in a state of flux. As the traditional luxury market contends with price hikes and changing spending patterns, an interesting trend is emerging — an uptick in the travel sector. For...

Biometrics
China Calls for Limits on Facial Recognition Tools
August 08, 2023

China wants its businesses to think twice before using facial recognition technology. The country’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) on Tuesday (Aug. 8) introduced draft regulations calling for limits on facial recognition and proposing instead the use of non-biometric means to identify people. “The use of face recognition technology to process...

B2B Payments
PYMNTS Intelligence: Fixing the Tech Industry’s B2B Payments Experience
August 08, 2023

When it comes to digital technology, business-to-business (B2B) payments are well-known latecomers to the party, with advances in consumer payments far outpacing those of their business counterparts. The lack of modern B2B payments technology is perhaps nowhere more obvious or at odds than in the...

Payments Innovation
Discover Global Network: Connecting Domestic Schemes Is Critical for Financial Inclusion
August 08, 2023

Domestic payments schemes have taken on a broad range of different shapes and forms through the past several decades. Some of them — such as FedNow, the faster payments initiative that just launched here in the states — are government or central bank owned. In...

Payment Methods
Back-Office Overhaul Critical to Survival in Faster Payments Landscape, Says Form3
August 08, 2023

Just a few weeks after launch, FedNow is live. Miriam Sheril, Head of Product, U.S. at Form3, said that the initial interest and embrace by banks just a few weeks since the Federal Reserve’s instant payments service launch has been encouraging. Having debuted late last month, and as...

Security & Fraud
Tackling Modern Fraud Requires Protecting Payment Devices in Real Time
August 07, 2023

In today’s fast-evolving and increasingly crowded business ecosystem, choosing the right partner is all-important. But as with all of life’s biggest questions, the answer is not always obvious and tends to vary based on the operating environment. That’s because one thing tends to lead to...

Delivery
DoorDash-Staples Deal Highlights Potential of Non-Food Vertical to Drive Fast-Delivery Revenue
August 07, 2023

It’s been a tough year for the competitive ultrafast grocery delivery market, with more and more high-profile exits, mass layoffs and consolidation moves emerging as industry players try to combat ongoing inflationary pressures.  Just last month, Turkish instant delivery giant Getir announced it was exiting three European...

eCommerce
Vivid Seats Extends Reach Into Japan With Wavedash Acquisition
August 07, 2023

Online ticket marketplace Vivid Seats has extended its reach into Japan with its acquisition of Wavedash. Wavedash, also known as WD Holdings, is an online ticket marketplace headquartered in Tokyo, according to the press release. Vivid Seats has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the firm for...