Earnings
Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping
May 02, 2018

Wayfair aims to use investments in warehouses, shipping and hiring to boost earnings, company executives said on Wednesday (May 2) when announcing a 48 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the first quarter of 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Facebook
Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down In Wake Of Facebook Data Scandal
May 02, 2018

Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and has been embroiled in a data scandal with Facebook, is shutting down its business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Subscriptions
MoviePass Brings Back Popular Monthly Subscription Plan
May 02, 2018

MoviePass, which briefly removed its movie-a-day monthly subscription from its website, will start allowing customers to sign up for it again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Blockchain
BMW, Ford, GM Join New Blockchain Consortium Focused On Transportation
May 02, 2018

MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, debuted on Wednesday (May 2) to explore blockchain for use in transportation. 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...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay Coming Soon To Poland, Norway, Ukraine
May 02, 2018

Apple is in expansion mode when it comes to Apple Pay, with the digital payment service arriving in three new countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alexa
Synchrony Amazon.com Store Card Holders Can Now Check Balances Via Voice
May 02, 2018

Synchrony, the financial services company, announced news on Wednesday (May 2) that customers can now use voice commands to manage their Amazon.com Store Card. In a press release, Synchrony said it is making this happen via a new skill for Alexa, dubbed the Store Card skill. Via...

Security & Fraud
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Admits 2016 Customer Data Loss
May 02, 2018

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has lost track of some 20 million customer statements scheduled for destruction two years ago — records that contain personal details but no passwords or PINs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Security & Fraud
School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
May 02, 2018

After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin payment. The Superintendent of Leominster Public Schools, Paula Deacon, was surprised to learn of the extortion demand and contacted police,...

Retail
Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
May 02, 2018

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the U.S. and abroad, companies such as McDonald’s are off to a positive start in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete...