March 08, 2024
Meta’s New AI Video Model Aims to Make Search a...
Meta’s development of a new AI model, designed to enhance video and user Feed recommendations, marks what could be a significant shift in the online commerce landscape. The new AI model...
March 07, 2024
Smarter Wearables Highlight Demand for Real-Time Fitness Data
Led by names like Google, Apple and Samsung, the wearables category of the connected economy has become a study in contradictions. New, high-profile introductions have accelerated due to recent events...
March 06, 2024
The Honest Company Sees Digital Boom Amid Pullback in Traditional...
The Honest Company is seeing digital drive sales growth at a time when consumers are pulling back on spending at traditional retailers. The consumer goods company, which began in baby care...
March 04, 2024
Savings Drop Threatens Consumers Ability to Handle Emergency Expenses
Consumers are now saving less money for the proverbial rainy day than they were a year ago. The personal savings rate in January was 3.8%, which was higher than December’s 3.7% but...
March 03, 2024
Crypto PACs Pump $13 Million Into Super Tuesday Races
Cryptocurrencies are contributing millions to digital asset-friendly candidates in the 2024 election. That includes donations to candidates in Super Tuesday primary contests in Texas, California and Alabama, Reuters reported Sunday (March...
February 29, 2024
G20 Lays Out Cross-Border Payments Roadmap
In 2020, the G20 leaders endorsed a roadmap to improve cross-border payments experiences and infrastructure. The goal was to make cross-border payments cheaper, faster, more transparent, and accessible by 2027 — and...
February 27, 2024
Lowe’s Projects Falling Sales as Consumers Put off Remodeling
Consumers are forgoing big-ticket home projects, a fact that is cutting into Lowe’s revenue. The home improvement retailer released earnings Tuesday (Feb. 27) that showed sales for its most recent quarter dropping from $22.4...
February 26, 2024
Synchrony Says KYC Will Determine Authentication’s Future
Authentication in the payments space is continuously evolving. But one constant is that any innovation needs to strike a winning balance between enhancing security and improving user experience. “Identity theft,...
February 23, 2024
Healthcare Procurement Seen as Obstacle to Creating More Affordable Patient...
If there is one similarity shared by healthcare and payments, it’s the opportunity for innovation. If there is another, it’s that the world can’t operate without them. Taken together, that’s...