News

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

Source: pymnts.com

CLEAR Biometric ID Launches COVID Screening For Businesses

CLEAR Biometric ID Launches COVID Screening For Businesses
CLEAR Biometric ID Launches COVID Screening For Businesses
May 10, 2020  |  Biometrics

CLEAR, a biometric ID company, is eyeing a new way to help companies scan for the coronavirus as employees eventually return to work. Get the...

READ MORE >
Mnuchin: Not Reopening Risks Irreversible Economic Damage
Mnuchin: Not Reopening Risks Irreversible Economic Damage
May 10, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. still hasn’t seen its highest level of unemployment due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but the economy will turn around, Treasury Secretary Steven...

READ MORE >
Private Equity Co. Eyes Investing In India’s Jio Platforms
Private Equity Co. Eyes Investing In India’s Jio Platforms
May 10, 2020  |  Investments

General Atlantic (GA) is said to be negotiating an $850 million to $950 million deal for a stake in the Indian telecom company Reliance Jio,...

READ MORE >
Congress, White House Spar Over Stimulus Round Three
Congress, White House Spar Over Stimulus Round Three
May 10, 2020  |  Loans

Democrats, evoking the country’s past with the financial turmoil of the Great Depression and the recovery with the New Deal, argue that much more financial...

READ MORE >
Sale Of Share Of AmEx Business Travel To Carlyle And GIC Appears Dead
Sale Of Share Of AmEx Business Travel To Carlyle And GIC Appears Dead
May 10, 2020  |  Partnerships

American Express Global Business Travel, seeing its sales more than halved from the pandemic, could now also lose out on a purchase by private equity...

READ MORE >
The Resurgence Of The Great American Road Trip
The Resurgence Of The Great American Road Trip
May 09, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Before 1980, the typical American vacation, no matter its destination, always began with a road trip. Sandwiches and cold drinks packed in a cooler, the maps...

READ MORE >
Coronavirus Refunds: French Open Fans To Get Reimbursed
Coronavirus Refunds: French Open Fans To Get Reimbursed
May 08, 2020  |  Economy

The coronavirus pandemic is upsetting normal life the world over, and plenty of consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Organizers...

READ MORE >
As China’s Unemployment Rises, Consumer Spending Headwinds?
As China’s Unemployment Rises, Consumer Spending Headwinds?
May 08, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

You’d be forgiven for being preoccupied with headlines and news stories focused on surging U.S. employment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

READ MORE >