Sam’s Club said its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered exit scanners are now in 120 stores. The technology, first announced in January, eliminates the practice of having customers wait in line as they exit the bulk retailer to have their receipts checked by employees. “Sam’s Club’s rapid deployment of its exit...
No matter which side of the Atlantic they are on, grocery shoppers want loyalty programs with smarter, more relevant messaging, and merchants across the United Kingdom and the United States are rising to meet this demand. U.K. grocery giant Tesco, for its part, is looking to drive rewards adoption...
From safeguarding online purchases to strengthening eCommerce ecosystems, strong customer authentication (SCA) helps confirm remote electronic transactions, reshaping the digital commerce landscape. While its mandatory implementation in Europe has effectively curbed fraud stemming from the theft of customers’ credentials, a new report by the European Banking Authority (EBA) revealed a concerning trend....
LTK now offers new, longer-format videos on its commerce platform for creators. The company has also added a new Products Tab and Link Optimization technology, LTK said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release. “We continue to invest in improving our tech and designing experiences...
Payments technology firm Fiserv is offering billers new communications tools to get paid faster. The new capabilities, announced Tuesday (April 30), let billers incorporate call-to-action notifications and alerts into existing workflows to send personalized bill payment reminders or messages using email, texts, phone calls or interactive voice response...
Cleo has introduced an order automation solution designed to help suppliers offer an enhanced B2B buying experience to their customers. The new CIC ORCA (Order-to-Cash Automation) portal delivers an “eCommerce to EDI [electronic data interchange]” workflow without requiring B2B buyers to understand or invest in...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the general availability of its generative artificial intelligence-powered assistants for software development and business decision-making. One assistant, Amazon Q Developer, generates code, tests, debugs and implements new code generated from developer requests, the company said in a Tuesday (April 30) press release. Amazon...
Many gamers are open to making purchases while they explore their favorite virtual worlds, and retailers are seizing on the opportunity. Most recently, Walmart launched a store within the world of Roblox Monday (April 29) where consumers can buy virtual items and have the real product shipped to them, Digiday reported. “We are excited to...
Apple has reportedly hired away dozens of artificial intelligence experts from Google. That’s according to a Tuesday (April 30) report by the Financial Times (FT), which analyzed hundreds of LinkedIn profiles, along with job postings and research papers. The analysis showed a hiring spree by the tech giant to expand its...
