July 16, 2021
Feds Bust Maryland Unemployment Fraud Ring Amid Scrutiny Of Illicit...
It’s been a banner year for fraudsters attacking the suddenly bloated unemployment program, as a top federal government watchdog estimates that as much as $26 billion in benefits aren’t going...
July 07, 2021
Nextdoor To Enter Public Markets As A $4.3B Solution In...
Here’s what we know. Nextdoor, a 13-year-old social network designed to digitally connect local community residents, is going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). As a result of choosing...
June 22, 2021
Love It Or Hate It, Prime Day Cannot Be Ignored
What began in 2015 as a birthday party for Amazon has ballooned six years later into an industry-wide tsunami of sales, with retailers big and small trying to reap the...
May 20, 2021
Federated Identity, Single Sign-On And The Power Of Passwordless
Federated identity management is the technical term behind what we commonly call “single sign-on” or SSO, where one set of web credentials unlocks multiple ecosystems and platforms. PYMNTS’ May 2021...
April 26, 2021
Healthcare Industry Cyberattacks Continue
As we reported in February, healthcare data breaches have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic. Now, new data shows that the rate at which patient information...
February 18, 2021
AI Positive: Brighterion Sees Inclusive Future Enabled By Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) can get something of a bum rap — or it can at least be something of a beacon for complaints about its many dangers. Look no further...
February 13, 2021
Thinking Outside The Chocolate Box For Valentine’s Day 2021
There are a lot of ways to quantify what a weird Valentine’s Day 2021 will shape up to be — but instead of using numbers, charts, graphs and the insightful...
January 19, 2021
Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Tap Contactless Payments And QR...
Banks, financial players and businesses abandoned many of their expectations for 2020 shopping and payment trends during the pandemic as they scrambled to respond to customers’ and clients’ new needs...
November 13, 2020
DraftKings’ Monthly Unique Payers Surges 64 Pct Amid Rise In...
In a sign of a continued rise in gaming amid the pandemic, DraftKings Inc. reported on Friday (Nov. 13) as part of its Q3 results that Monthly Unique Payers (“MUPs”)...