Internet of Things

The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
December 20, 2019  |  Commentary

The year may be winding toward a close and slowing down, but this week the world of payments showed signs of neither as big players...

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Giving The Gift Of Better Payments
Giving The Gift Of Better Payments
December 13, 2019  |  Today In Data

Real-time payments are gaining steam this holiday season, and merchants are hoping for more secure transactions as the year ends. The Internet of Things (IoT)...

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How 5G Will Power The Industrial Commerce Revolution
How 5G Will Power The Industrial Commerce Revolution
December 03, 2019  |  Innovation

Robots and artificial intelligence haven’t taken over — yet. But machines still have human-like needs, needs that, when fulfilled, can improve payments and commerce and, according...

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Apple Users Can Now Use Siri To Order From Walmart
Apple Users Can Now Use Siri To Order From Walmart
November 12, 2019  |  Apple

Walmart announced Monday (Nov. 11) that it’s introducing Walmart Voice Order to Siri, and that Apple users will now be able to add items to...

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Cybersecurity Firm Firedome Lands $10M To Expand Into Business Protection
Cybersecurity Firm Firedome Lands $10M To Expand Into Business Protection
October 23, 2019  |  Investments

Firedome, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round with investment from Two Sigma Ventures,...

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WeWork Woes, AI Views And Gig Economy Pay Top Week’s News
WeWork Woes, AI Views And Gig Economy Pay Top Week’s News
October 18, 2019  |  News

Happy weekend! You might have missed some vital payments and commerce news this busy week, but the PYMNTS Weekender has you covered. We have deep...

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Addressing Community Needs With Self-Driving Innovation
Addressing Community Needs With Self-Driving Innovation
October 17, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

As consumers eschew car ownership, public transportation ridership has increased 21 percent over the past two decades. Recent efforts to upgrade transit systems with connected...

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Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
October 16, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

There will be 41.6 billion Internet of Things (IoT)-connected devices around the world by 2025. Consumers and businesses have increasingly employed the technology in a...

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IoT’s Impact On Supply Chains And Security
IoT’s Impact On Supply Chains And Security
September 27, 2019  |  Internet of Things

This week, along with Amazon’s announcement about new Echo devices and Alexa’s celebrity voices, came news of Amazon Sidewalk, a new wireless protocol that uses...

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