May 02, 2024
Payment Networks Spotlight Rise of Tokenization and Contactless Payments
Four years ago, the pandemic began to give wings to contactless payments. Now, as shown by earnings results from the likes of Mastercard and Visa, the payment methodology has taken flight. PYMNTS Intelligence data...
May 01, 2024
Estée Lauder Targets New Customers With Amazon Storefront, ‘Creator Council’
Estée Lauder Companies’ debut of its first brand on the U.S. Amazon Premium Beauty store has “greatly exceeded” the company’s retail sales expectations so far. This new offering, which started with the Clinique brand in late...
May 01, 2024
Marriott Sees Growth After China Lifts Travel Restrictions
Marriott International saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) increase 4.2% year-over-year during the first quarter, driven largely by growth in international markets. The hotel chain saw its RevPAR grow 1.5% in the...
April 30, 2024
Samsung Overtakes Apple in Smartphone Sales, Driven by On-Device AI
Samsung overtook Apple to become the world’s highest-volume seller of smartphones in the first quarter. To become the new holder of the No. 1 spot, Samsung shipped 60 million units during the quarter,...
April 30, 2024
Analysis: Microsoft’s $1.7 Billion Bet on Indonesia’s Digital Future Shows...
In a move that underscores the growing global interest in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft has announced an investment of $1.7 billion over the next four years in Indonesia. This investment, part...
April 30, 2024
Scotiabank Names Travis Machen to Head Global Markets Unit
Canada’s Scotiabank has a new CEO for its global banking and markets (GBM) business. Travis Machen, who joins the bank from Morgan Stanley, is set to take on his new position on May...
April 26, 2024
Advanced Tech Adds Miles of Progress to Smart City Vision
The global smart cities landscape is evolving, driven by the fusion of urbanization and technological advancements. This transformative shift is underscored by the recent release of the “2024 Smart City...
April 25, 2024
This Week in B2B: Enterprise Metaverses, AI Accountants, Virtual Cards
Innovation is a key factor in any company’s ability to succeed in the long run. And so are the ways in which they pay and get paid. That’s why, within...
April 24, 2024
Nium and Thredd Launch APAC Virtual Card Partnership
Cross-border payments platform Nium and payments processor Thredd have expanded their partnership. As Thredd said in a Wednesday (April 24) news release, this expansion will allow Nium issue virtual cards in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region....