May 17, 2024
Uber Integrates Social Commerce Into Marketplace as Shoppers Seek Peer...
As consumers increasingly look for guidance from trusted friends and content creators to inform their shopping, Uber is integrating a social element into its Eats platform. On Wednesday (May 17)...
May 16, 2024
This Week in B2B Innovation: Globalization, Digitization and Better Payments
The B2B landscape is built atop a foundation of innovation designed to meet business needs. And with the news that U.S. corporate bankruptcies have reached their highest level since April 2023,...
May 16, 2024
AI Money: Earnings Reports Show a Tech Firm Bonanza
Tech companies are cashing in on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, with first-quarter results showing surging demand for everything from voice assistants to cloud computing. The AI gold rush is...
May 16, 2024
NCR Voyix and GRUBBRR Debut Restaurant Kiosk
Digital commerce firm NCR Voyix has launched a partnership with restaurant-focused software provider GRUBBRR. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 16), has resulted in the Aloha Kiosk, designed to help restaurants cope with challenges such as...
May 16, 2024
The Orchestrated Platform: Why Payments Orchestration Is Not Just for...
Merchant aggregators, marketplaces, platforms — there are many names for these organizations, but there is no doubt that they have risen to the fore in eCommerce. Whether food delivery aggregators,...
May 15, 2024
Fed Surveys Find Lasting Appeal for Faster, Digital Transactions
Consumers and businesses — running the gamut of transaction types and across demographics — are pivoting toward faster and digital payment options. Overall, as detailed in two reports by Federal Reserve Financial...
May 14, 2024
Square Adds 5 New Integrated Solutions for Restaurants
Square has formed several new integrations and partnerships with organizations serving food and beverage (F&B) companies. The provider of commerce solutions also said that 45% of F&B sellers adopt a...
May 14, 2024
Uber Pays $950 Million for Delivery Hero’s Taiwan Foodpanda Business
Uber is acquiring Delivery Hero’s foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan for $950 million. The deal, announced Tuesday (May 14), is expected to close in the first half of next year and comes as Delivery Hero has...
May 13, 2024
New Technology Puts Financial Improvements on the Menu for Restaurants
Even as Main Street businesses outperform the rest of the economy, there’s a whole different set of rules for restaurants. For example, PYMNTS Intelligence found that over the last 12...