News

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

Source: pymnts.com

Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer

Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer
Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer
August 11, 2020  |  Personnel

Spreedly, which works in accelerating global commerce via a secure, flexible platform for any payment type, has announced Christopher Hudel as chief information security officer...

READ MORE >
Why FedNow, Postal Banking Might Find Spotlight in November Election
Why FedNow, Postal Banking Might Find Spotlight in November Election
August 11, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

The presidential race is now, finally, and fully, on. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

READ MORE >
Alphabet’s Verily Opens Coronavirus Test Lab
Alphabet’s Verily Opens Coronavirus Test Lab
August 11, 2020  |  Economy

Verily, an Alphabet company and Google sibling, has established a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab at its south San Francisco headquarters, intended to speed...

READ MORE >
California Attorney General Says Uber, Lyft’s Tradeoff Between Flexibility And Benefits A ‘False Choice’
California Attorney General Says Uber, Lyft’s Tradeoff Between Flexibility And Benefits A ‘False Choice’
August 11, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The California judge who ruled that Uber and Lyft have to classify their workers as employees reportedly “saw straight through” the “bogus argument” that the...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: Australian Hacker Gets Jail Time In Crypto Theft; Coinbase Leaves Blockchain Association
Bitcoin Daily: Australian Hacker Gets Jail Time In Crypto Theft; Coinbase Leaves Blockchain Association
August 11, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A woman in Australia will go to jail for the theft of more than 100,000 Ripple digital currency tokens over two years ago, ACS Information...

READ MORE >
TikTok’s Data Collection Methods Were Previously Prohibited By Google
TikTok’s Data Collection Methods Were Previously Prohibited By Google
August 11, 2020  |  Data & Research

Popular video-sharing app TikTok allegedly tracked user data using a tactic banned by Google, taking users’ information and not allowing them to not opt out,...

READ MORE >
Intuit Offered $1.5B To Buy BigCommerce Before Its IPO
Intuit Offered $1.5B To Buy BigCommerce Before Its IPO
August 11, 2020  |  IPO

After BigCommerce‘s initial public offering (IPO) last week, the company has seen a massive uptick in its stock, which shot up over 200 percent. But...

READ MORE >
Sokin Partners With Currencycloud On Money Transfer Services
Sokin Partners With Currencycloud On Money Transfer Services
August 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Payments firm Sokin is integrating local payment rails from Currencycloud to help boost its money transfer service around 150 different countries with 35 different currency options, the company...

READ MORE >