Innovation

Innovation in its modern meaning is "a new idea, creative thoughts, new imaginations in form of device or method". Innovation is often also viewed as the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Mastercard’s New President Of Operations And Technology On Payment’s ‘Third Wave’
Mastercard’s New President Of Operations And Technology On Payment’s ‘Third Wave’
May 02, 2017  |  Mastercard

Mastercard today announced the appointment of CIO Ed McLaughlin to president, Operations and Technology. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, McLaughlin spoke to the...

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The Week In Very Weird Commerce
The Week In Very Weird Commerce
April 29, 2017  |  weird commerce

Among many other subjects, the late, great Hunter S. Thompson was one of the world’s foremost experts on weirdness of all kinds. One of our favorite...

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Connected Car Tracker: Waymo Grows Tests While Amazon Eyes Tech
Connected Car Tracker: Waymo Grows Tests While Amazon Eyes Tech
April 28, 2017  |  Innovation

Two big moves in the self-driving space this week. The first comes from Amazon. While the online retail giant has been tossed around in the...

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Amazon Video Echo Challenges Tablets
Amazon Video Echo Challenges Tablets
April 28, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Following up its Echo Look announcement earlier this week, Amazon is already sparking rumors of another addition to the Echo family. The rumor mill is...

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Alphabet Tracker: Waiting For Earnings, Waymo Grows Testing
Alphabet Tracker: Waiting For Earnings, Waymo Grows Testing
April 27, 2017  |  Retail

The dog days are over for Alphabet (GOOG), as shares have regained growth momentum and then some following a dip in the midst of the...

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The Galaxy S8 And Payments
The Galaxy S8 And Payments
April 27, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

If nothing else, Samsung’s certainly won the smartphone “buzz award” for 2017 so far. The Galaxy S8 has managed to inspire a lot of eager...

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Treasury And Risk Management, Clearly, In The Clouds
Treasury And Risk Management, Clearly, In The Clouds
April 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Jean-Luc Robert, chairman and CEO at Kyriba, talks about his approach to innovation and what is critically important about payments in today’s market. Q: How...

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Oracle Creates Internal Startup To Stay Ahead Of Competition
Oracle Creates Internal Startup To Stay Ahead Of Competition
April 25, 2017  |  Innovation

Multinational computer technology corporation Oracle is looking to shake things up in the innovation department to stay ahead of younger rivals. (It has been around...

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Amazon’s Future Is In AI, Logistics, AWS
Amazon’s Future Is In AI, Logistics, AWS
April 25, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

As Amazon’s Q1 earnings report quickly approaches, here’s a glimpse of the future. Amazon is hardly a stranger to reinvention. Lest we forget, the online...

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