America’s consumer watchdog is among the many organizations beefing up its artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards. In an interview with The Associated Press on Friday (May 26), Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said his agency has “already started some work to continue to muscle up...
When consumers think about how secure their bank accounts are, that can trigger a powerful emotional response to what is ultimately a matter of bank-grade security. This topic is analyzed in Consumer Authentication Preferences for Online Banking and Transactions, a PYMNTS and Entersekt collaboration, based on a survey...
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly cut 500 positions, most being technology and operations roles. The cuts were made this week and across the bank’s divisions, CNBC reported Friday (May 26), citing unnamed sources. At the same time, JPMorgan Chase is looking to fill 13,000 open positions, according to the...
—Cross-border transactions are growing rapidly, thanks to digital transformations and new international settlement rails. But there still exist a host of international payment frustrations and reconciliation frictions due to ongoing and historical round-peg, square-hole operational bottlenecks between those businesses transacting across borders with each other....
Good people have always been the key to good business. For firms looking to expand into new markets and gain a greater share of the landscape relative to their competition, hiring employees internationally offers attractive access to a larger talent pool as well as new...
XFlow has raised $10.2 million in a pre-Series A round to expand its cross-border payments solutions. The India-based financial services and infrastructure firm will use the new capital to expand the capabilities of its product and grow its business in India and other countries, The Economic Times reported...
Klarna aims to lead a shift in purchases from search to recommendations. While 80% of purchases currently originate from search, shoppers are now looking for recommendations instead, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider said in a Friday (May 26) press release announcing its first-quarter...
Despite facing challenges in the first quarter due to changes in Foot Locker’s physical presence, brand assortment, digital initiatives, and omnichannel strategies, the retailer is using concept stores as experimental spaces to explore localization in a bid to make deeper customer connections. During the Q1...
Ulta Beauty CEO Dave Kimbell shared the company’s first-quarter results on Thursday (May 25), highlighting a 12.3% increase in sales compared to the previous year. Same-store sales also experienced a positive growth of 9.3% over the previous year. Despite the positive results, the beauty retailer...