- November 29, 2023
Families with children constitute the largest group of consumers with merchant or store credit cards — more than millennials, baby boomers, childless couples or high-income singles.
Specifically, 63% of this group ...
- November 29, 2023
In addition to interest rates and terms, many consumers value the speed with which money becomes available after they apply for a credit product.
Reducing the time between application submission, approval ...
- November 29, 2023
DoorDash is offering on-demand delivery of consumer electronics from Best Buy.
The new partnership marks the appearance of a national consumer electronics retailer on the local commerce platform, DoorDash said in ...
- November 29, 2023
Several direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, such as apparel brand Madhappy, are taking a detour from the original playbook and stepping into the retail arena to weave closer connections with consumers.
However, ...
- November 29, 2023
Some of OpenAI’s biggest investors are reportedly not invited to the company’s new board.
That includes Microsoft, which has invested more than $10 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) company, according to published reports ...
- November 29, 2023
European hospitality provider Accor is debuting an AI-powered travel assistant through Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the tool comes at a time when a number of consumers are showing interest in using ...
- November 29, 2023
Payments company PayU plans to go public in India in the second half of next year.
Ervin Tu, interim CEO of parent company Prosus, revealed that information Wednesday (Nov. 29) during ...
- November 29, 2023
Retail subscriptions represent a key growth segment for online merchants. Not only do 4 in 10 millennials satisfy most or all their shopping needs via retail subscriptions, but sizeable shares ...
- November 29, 2023
How do you turn payments pain points into payments possibilities?
It’s a simple formula: Add automation.
“More and more organizations are recognizing the need to update and modernize what has historically been ...
- November 29, 2023
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, through their retail partners, sell scores of items every day that are essentials for individuals and households.
In these days of stress and uncertainty, as the ...
- November 28, 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled five tools powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Four of the tools are designed to help organizations deliver better customer experiences at a lower cost, ...
- November 28, 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA have expanded their collaboration to deliver advanced infrastructure, software and services for generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations.
The partnership aims to provide customers with the necessary technologies for ...
- November 28, 2023
Investors who lost billions of dollars in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have reportedly expanded their legal action to include Major League Baseball (MLB), Formula 1 racing, and Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s racing team.
The investors ...
- November 28, 2023
Clara, a Latin American FinTech company, has launched a payment account in Brazil.
The new payment account offering complements Clara’s existing range of products, which includes corporate cards and expense management ...
- November 28, 2023
The founder of online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch, José Neves, reportedly aims to take the company private.
Neves, who has a 15% stake and 77% of the voting rights, is working with advisors ...
- November 28, 2023
Apple has reportedly decided to end its credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs.
The tech giant has proposed an exit from the contract within the next 12 to 15 months, marking ...
- November 28, 2023
NCR Atleos is launching a partnership with software firm BHMI to offer a real-time payment solution with back-office functions.
BHMI will allow NCR Atleos to resell its Concourse Financial Software Suite, ...
- November 28, 2023
Lineage Logistics, a major player in the cold storage and logistics industry, is reportedly aiming for a valuation of over $30 billion in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO).
The firm ...
- November 28, 2023
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend saw a record-breaking number of consumers engaging in shopping.
Over the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, 200.4 million shoppers participated, surpassing last year’s record ...
- November 28, 2023
For banks, artificial intelligence is both foe and friend in the eternal battle against fraud.
Foe because the bad actors are harnessing advanced technologies to forge new paths toward scamming financial ...
- November 28, 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have reportedly joined forces to explore the concept of tokenization.
This collaboration aims to leverage tokenization technology to streamline financial processes and ...
- November 28, 2023
HomeAdvisor, a company affiliated with Angi (formerly known as Angie’s List), came under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for alleged deceptive marketing tactics.
The FTC accused HomeAdvisor of misleading ...
- November 28, 2023
Consumers face a multitude of choices when it comes to credit products, and their decision-making process is influenced by several key factors — their assessments are about far more than ...
- November 28, 2023
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Bank of America to pay $12 million for submitting incomplete mortgage lending data to the federal government.
Hundreds of the bank’s loan officers failed ...
- November 28, 2023
As more creator-focused platforms launch tools for makers to monetize their followings with subscriptions, Tumblr is ending its Post+ program, suggesting that perhaps the landscape is becoming too crowded.
The program, ...
- November 28, 2023
As streaming changes how consumers get their audio content, the BBC is expanding its subscription offerings around the world.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the United Kingdom public broadcasting company launched BBC ...
- November 28, 2023
Entrust has launched a new digital account opening solution for banks and credit unions.
The new Entrust Digital Account Opening Solution is designed to overcome barriers created by geography, technology or ...
- November 28, 2023
Payments services firm Worldline has gotten approval to expand its presence in Great Britain.
The company announced Tuesday (Nov. 28) that it had gotten a payment institution authorization from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
“The ...
- November 28, 2023
We could be witnessing the twilight of private cryptocurrencies, says one of Singapore’s top central bankers.
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Ravi Menon argued Tuesday (Nov. 28) that private crypto will eventually be ...
- November 28, 2023
Although the aspirational shopper appears to have paused extravagant spending, MyTheresa is cashing in on the enthusiasm of savvy shoppers who still have some serious shopping power. In its latest ...
- November 28, 2023
The very phrase artificial intelligence (AI) itself promises two things: intelligence and artificiality.
And while it is the leverageable machine intelligence that businesses and organizations want, it is the inherent artificiality of the ...
- November 28, 2023
Walmart’s latest foray into shoppable video will seem familiar to fans of the Hallmark channel.
The retail giant has teamed up with TikTok and Roku to launch its first-ever shoppable series, the company announced Tuesday (Nov. 28).
Modeled ...
- November 28, 2023
Despite inflationary pressures and all the voices warning that this year’s Black Friday was going to be one of restraint, nearly 8.6% more consumers say they spent more during Black ...
- November 28, 2023
The latest data from The Conference Board showed that consumer confidence rebounded a bit in November.
The question remains as to how long, or whether, the bounce can last.
The overall reading ...
- November 28, 2023
Comdata has launched a payment solution that allows fleet owners to enjoy both the benefits of a fuel card and the rewards of their existing credit card.
The new Comdata Connect Card ...
- November 28, 2023
ACI Worldwide has teamed with Mexipay to promote real-time payment use in Mexico.
The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 28), will see Mexipay use ACI’s payment platform to deploy ISO 20022 real-time payments and other payment ...
- November 28, 2023
SentinelOne and Pax8 have expanded their existing partnership to deliver more artificial intelligence (AI)-powered security solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
The expanded relationship will allow them to provide more ...
- November 28, 2023
In the search for new AI talent, employment recruiters are reportedly targeting big banks.
The last year has seen banks such as Goldman Sachs and Bank of America lose dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) experts ...
- November 28, 2023
PayGround raised $19.7 million in a Series A funding round to support the growth of its healthcare payments platform.
The company will use the capital to expand into hospitals and health ...
- November 28, 2023
Google’s chief legal officer thinks artificial intelligence (AI) regulation needs to bolster innovation.
Although officials in Europe are hoping to agree to new AI rules in the coming weeks, Google’s Kent Walker says the ...
