Saturday Feature

Are QR Codes The Salvation Army’s Digital Salvation?
Are QR Codes The Salvation Army’s Digital Salvation?
December 01, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Pull any list of “top 10 Christmas carols” from the web, and it will quickly become obvious that bells are deeply important to people during the holiday...

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The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
November 24, 2018  |  eCommerce

These are amazing times to be a consumer who suffers from retail embarrassment. Both science and digital technology are making it easier — much easier —...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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This Weekend’s $25B Shopping Event
This Weekend’s $25B Shopping Event
November 10, 2018  |  Retail

When Singles Day launched nearly a decade ago, the then-fledgling eCommerce brand Alibaba didn’t really think they were changing the face of commerce in its...

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The $5B Midterm Elections And The Big Costs Of Big Data
The $5B Midterm Elections And The Big Costs Of Big Data
November 03, 2018  |  Data

Politics is not our normal beat here at PYMNTS. But the 2018 midterms has changed our thinking, and for one reason: 2018 will be one for the record...

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Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)
Trick Or Treat (Payments And Commerce Style)
October 27, 2018  |  Commerce

Halloween is the scariest day of the year for children and parents alike – though for very different reasons. For kids, the proliferation of ghosts, goblins,...

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS
Happy Birthday To PYMNTS
October 20, 2018  |  Commerce

On this day in history in the year 2009, the world of payments and commerce was changed forever. The skies parted, the Earth shook and...

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It’s Not Smart Tech If It’s Foolish
It’s Not Smart Tech If It’s Foolish
October 13, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

When English mountaineer George Mallory was asked in 1923 by The New York Times why he wanted to attempt to climb Mount Everest again (after having...

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Why Tech Fails Can (Sometimes) Be Inconveniently Fun
Why Tech Fails Can (Sometimes) Be Inconveniently Fun
September 22, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Some failures of technology are very serious. On Jan. 13, 2018, an emergency alert text went out all over Hawaii telling residents and tourists that...

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