Mobile Commerce
Amazon Opens Alexa Up To Other Hardware Developers
April 14, 2017

Amazon’s suite of Echo products could end up at other hardware companies, with the eCommerce giant announcing it’s making its technology available to those that want to integrate Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Breaking Down The Data Behind Record Levels Of B2B Payments Fraud
April 14, 2017

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) came out with some scary statistics this month: B2B payments fraud is not only on the rise, but at its highest levels ever since the AFP began recording this information. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Payments Innovation
Experts Weigh In On Payment Rails — New And Old
April 14, 2017

       Deck: Rails can be rickety, and rails can be gleamingly new, but in payments rails have to make sure the money gets to where it needs to go.  At IP 2017, a series of rail specialists, from NACHA to Canada’s Interac, delved into what...

B2B Payments
Sorry, FinTechs – SMEs Like Big Banks Better
April 14, 2017

New data from the Federal Reserve shows small businesses aren’t taking to FinTechs as much as they’d hoped. 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...

B2B Payments
IBM Targets Pharmaceuticals With Blockchain Supply Chain Tech
April 14, 2017

As IBM continues its exploration of how blockchain could disrupt supply chain management, the technology firm has partnered with Hejia to introduce a solution targeting the pharmaceutical space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Banking
A Tale of Two Banks
April 14, 2017

Strength for JPMorgan and weakness for Wells, but with, maybe, a green shoot? Fortunes and earnings varied, but digital made inroads at both.

B2B Payments
LinkedIn Finds Small Businesses Driving Gig Economy
April 14, 2017

Small businesses are playing a major role in the success and growth of the gig economy, according to a new LinkedIn report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cash
NEW REPORT: In Mexico eCommerce Has A Crush On Cash
April 14, 2017

Mexico uses more cash than any other country in the Americas — and according to the latest PYMNTS.com Global Cash Index™ Mexico Analysis, it’s use will continue to grow 3 percent a year. So where does that leave eCommerce merchants? Jumping on board the cash...

Sizzle/Fizzle
Wells Fizzles, Lyft Sizzles And Samsung Snatches A Sizzle From A Fizzle
April 14, 2017

How to construct a payments platypus of sorts — you know, a mish-mosh of opposites that may not on the surface dovetail well but still get put together once in a while, less evolution than, perhaps, ever-amusing? Try being Samsung this past week, which had both a sizzle...