News

View the latest news and breaking news today for Payments, Commerce, Retail, Mobile Order, and Technology at PYMNTS.com

Source: pymnts.com

Coupon App Provider Ranking Sees Contenders Change Positions, Join Top 10

Coupon App Provider Ranking Sees Contenders Change Positions, Join Top 10
Coupon App Provider Ranking Sees Contenders Change Positions, Join Top 10
January 28, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Like shoppers scrambling for the last on-sale item in a physical store, coupon apps have been moving fast in our monthly rankings of contenders in...

READ MORE >
$20M PAC Launch Shows the $1.7T Crypto Industry Is Playing Catch-up on Lobbying
$20M PAC Launch Shows the $1.7T Crypto Industry Is Playing Catch-up on Lobbying
January 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A new cryptocurrency industry political action committee (PAC) plans to spend $20 million to support candidates and influence policy, it announced Friday (Jan. 28). Get...

READ MORE >
Weave Surpasses $1B in Processed Payments
Weave Surpasses $1B in Processed Payments
January 28, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Small-business customer communications platform Weave has surpassed the $1 billion mark in payments processed through its Weaves Payments tool, the company announced in a news...

READ MORE >
Today in Food Commerce: Mondelēz Sees Digital Growth; Zomato Backs Tech Startups
Today in Food Commerce: Mondelēz Sees Digital Growth; Zomato Backs Tech Startups
January 28, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Mondelēz reports rising eCommerce sales, and rapid delivery service Zapp raises $200 million in Series B funding. Plus, FAT Brands Chief...

READ MORE >
ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched an app in China that lets users explore and interact in a virtual community. Get the Full Story Complete the...

READ MORE >
Health Tech Startup Digest: Infermedica Raises $30M for AI Symptom Analysis; Atlas Health Pockets $40M to Offer Patients’ Financial Aid
Health Tech Startup Digest: Infermedica Raises $30M for AI Symptom Analysis; Atlas Health Pockets $40M...
January 28, 2022  |  Healthcare

January was a busy month for newcomers in the bustling healthcare technology space, with funding being granted to numerous companies in the business of remote...

READ MORE >
12% of Consumers Use Retail Subscriptions To Gain Exclusive Access to Products
12% of Consumers Use Retail Subscriptions To Gain Exclusive Access to Products
January 28, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

The factors driving consumers’ use of subscription services changed over the course of 2021. Today, the greatest share of consumers use retail subscriptions to access...

READ MORE >
Ghost Kitchens Make More Sense Abroad Than in the US, Says FAT Brands COO
Ghost Kitchens Make More Sense Abroad Than in the US, Says FAT Brands COO
January 28, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

New digital technologies are allowing companies to expand globally in ways that once would have been impossible. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

READ MORE >
Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

Fidelity Investments has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF). Get the Full Story Complete the...

READ MORE >