Facebook
FanContact Launches Facebook-Enabled Marketing Software
May 01, 2017

With more companies looking to sync up with Facebook’s Messenger for customer service and promotional efforts, it should come as no surprise that the social media giant has updated its app to enhance online marketers’ work. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Amazon
Amazon Gaining Ground In Apparel Sales
May 01, 2017

Is apparel retail reaching a tipping point, whereafter it becomes a mostly digital experience? And is Amazon about to be the big beneficiary of that change? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
Facebook’s MySpace Problem
May 01, 2017

Could fake news and horrific videos in the Facebook news feed create Facebook’s MySpace moment? It’s the question that Karen Webster ponders this week, saying it’s not as far-fetched as it may sound. It’s also a case study that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows all...

Mobile Payments
Mastercard President On How Networks Drive Innovation
May 01, 2017

From bits of paper receipts to bytes across POS, payments have scaled technological heights globally. At an Innovation Project 2017 fireside chat, Mastercard president of Global Products and Solutions Gary Flood told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that the only constant across networks is change.  

B2B Payments
Visma, Youredi Partner To Help Small Suppliers Act Big
May 01, 2017

SaaS company Visma is teaming up with Platform-as-a-Service company Youredi to enhance SMEs’ supply chain management capabilities. 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 our...

B2B Payments
OpenGov’s Growth Partly Thanks To President Trump
May 01, 2017

OpenGov, the Redwood City, Calif. company that makes software used by local governments to keep financial records that are transparent, has been gaining traction and credits some of that to the election of President Donald Trump. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

B2B Payments
Why Banks — And Corporates — Still Feel The Heat From The SWIFT Hack
May 01, 2017

It’s been more than a year since Bangladesh’s central bank was attacked by cybercriminals that took away $81 million by infiltrating the bank’s connection to the SWIFT network. Since then, there have been revelations about similar attacks at FIs across the globe, and the blame...

B2B Payments
UK Companies Held Accountable For Delayed Payments Under New Rule
May 01, 2017

U.K. registered firms are now required to provide the government with detailed information on how suppliers are paid, thanks to new compliance regulations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Artificial Intelligence
Topic TBD: Voice AI Reality Check
May 01, 2017

Voice-activated AI is certainly having its moment in the sun. What was a concept mostly in the realm of science fiction a decade ago, is now widely predicted to be the “next big thing” in life-changing technology. Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Allo, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana,...