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How 45 Pct Of Old-School SMBs Plan To Innovate

In today’s digital economy, with shopping as easy as the tap of a finger on a smartphone screen, brick-and-mortar retail businesses have...

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Internet of Things

Vodafone: How 5G Will Impact IoT’s Future

There is a tendency when talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) — and all the miraculous things it will power in...

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Unattended Retail

How Unattended Retail Is Getting Smarter

The rise of smart vending machines is helping unattended retail get a new lease on life, changing everything from the way we...

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Innovation

Why Hotels And Restaurants Struggle With POS Innovation

When it comes to implementing innovation, trying and succeeding are two different things. This is a fact that hotels and restaurants know...

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Unattended Retail

How Smart Kiosks Are Solving Retail’s Last-Mile Problem

When it comes to fulfilling consumers’ need for instant gratification, physical retailers might have an upper hand, but they can struggle to...

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Merchant Innovation

Can Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?

The shopping cart has been a part of the grocery store checkout experience for nearly 152 years. It’s first use is attributed...

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Artificial Intelligence

Pandora Debuts Voice Assistant

Streaming music provider Pandora has announced the launch of Voice Mode, a smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile app...

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Innovation

Cherry Home CEO: The Future Of Smart Homes And Independent Senior Living

When talking about advances in home automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-guided systems for consumers, the conversation has a natural tendency to drift...

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Security & Fraud

InfoSec CTO: How To Improve The Privacy IQ Of Smart Devices

When it comes to the world of cybercrime touching the connected smart devices that consumers are increasingly using, it is easy to...

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Apple

Apple HomePod Plans 2019 Chinese Debut

Apple’s HomePod wireless speaker is set to go on sale in China next year, beating Amazon and Google speaker offerings into the country....

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Security & Fraud

How OfferUp Works To Safeguard Both Buyers And Sellers

Digital marketplaces have become beloved by buyers and sellers — and fraudsters. Nick Huzar, CEO of OfferUp, says most current authentication standards...

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Wearables

Wearable Use To Grow 26 Pct Globally In 2019

A new report estimates that worldwide shipments of wearable devices will reach 225 million in 2019. In its report, “Forecast: Wearable Electronic Devices,...

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Security & Fraud

OfferUp CEO On Making Marketplace Authentication Smarter

The world is constantly getting faster. As a result, the speed of commerce and payments is coming closer to real time. This...

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Intelligence of Things

TRENDING: Why Grocery Stores Want Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

Investment in Intelligence of Things (IoT) is expected to surge in the coming years, with companies projected to increase spending on the...

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Ecosystems

Tantalum CEO Talks What’s Working (And What’s Not) In The Connected Automotive Ecosystem

One might have to squint, but they can certainly see it coming — for real (not just hype) in some press release,...

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Today In Data

Today In Data: What The Start Of The ‘Smart’ World Means

There is no shortage of things in the world claiming to be “smart,” though what that actually means varies in context. It...

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Artificial Intelligence

It’s Not Smart Tech If It’s Foolish

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

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Apple

Apple Holds 41 Percent Share Of Smartwatch Market

As global smartwatch shipments grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, Apple has maintained dominance in the category with a...

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Google

New Google AI Assistant Helps Users Stay Fit

Google might be getting ready to launch a new wellness product powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to Venture Beat, there are...

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Ecosystems

Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending

They are siblings, the concepts of connected vehicles and smart cities. Tied together by data, sensors, algorithms, software and other technology, the...

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Alexa

The Mid-Year State Of The Voice Commerce Market

Predicting the future is hard work, and as we come to the close of the 21st century’s second decade, it is fair...

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Wearables

Wirecard, Mastercard Expand Existing Partnership For Contactless Payments

Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. As of today (July 17),...

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Internet of Things

The Global IoT Market Is Expected To Grow To $6.5 Trillion By 2024

Internet of Things (IoT) technology isn’t just for a smart fridge or a smart speaker in the home: It also has applications...

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Google

Google Announces Wearable System For Android And iPhone Users

Google announced that it is launching a “wearables operating system for everyone” that will work for both Android and iPhone users. “Android...

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Wearables

Fitbit Falls As Smartwatch Demands Change

After Fitbit’s revenue and profit missed expectations, the company’s shares fell 12 percent to $4.90 in late trading on Monday (Feb. 26)....

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Retail

Apple Watch Sales Expected to Rise In 2018

The Apple Watch has been driving the wearables market – the company saw sales jump 60 percent in 2017, with 16 million...

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Retail

When It Comes To Jewelry, Smart Can Be Beautiful

Usually the expression “you don’t know what you don’t know” is a warning. It’s meant to keep people, often entrepreneurs, from rushing...

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Payment Methods

Wells Fargo Customers Can Now Pay With Fitbit Pay

Wells Fargo announced Thursday (Jan. 11) that it has inked a partnership with wearables manufacturer Fitbit through which its customers can make...

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Retail

Under Armour Unveils New Connected Sneakers

One year after Under Armour launched three pairs of connected running shoes at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the sports apparel...

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Amazon

Alexa Gets Friendly With Developers For Wearables

Amazon has rolled out a new Alexa developer kit for on-the-go devices, making it easier for manufacturers to integrate the wildly popular...

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Intelligence of Things

How Philips Lighting Is Working To Light The Path Toward Smart Cities

Can new streetlights brighten more than just dark streets? In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, Roger Karner, president of...

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Mobile

Samsung Partners Roll Out Business Wearable Solutions

At the Mobile World Congress Americas trade show on Monday, September 11, Samsung Electronics America announced news of several new partner solutions...

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Mobile

CTA Tests Out Night Game Alerts To Make Commuting Easier During Ballgames

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced news it is testing out a new notification program. Red Line customers commuting from downtown stations can...

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Ridesharing

Lyft Assures Drivers Autonomy Won’t Completely Take Over

Innovation for self-driving cars has rapidly increased over the past few years. With companies like Tesla introducing its Autopilot, many others are...

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Retail

Fossil Banks On Wearables To Reset The Sales Clock

There is a time for everything under the sun – a time to be born and a time to die. According to...

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Digital Payments

Tap To Give To Charity – Yes, It’s A Thyng

People don’t write a check to pay for their dinner, movie tickets or groceries, so why are they still writing them for...

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Intelligence of Things

Robot v. Food?

When it comes to building a better burger, can an IoT-connected robot cut the mustard? In the latest PYMNTS.com Intelligence of Things...

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Intelligence of Things

NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill

There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on...

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Retail

Chatbot Tracker: Weighing Your Options

Chatbots are everywhere these days and are hot topics of conversation among retailers. Learning how to best leverage this relatively new interactive...

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Merchant Innovation

Apple’s HomePod Firmware Leaks iPhone 8 Details

Apple has its HomePod to thank for leaks about the upcoming iPhone 8. That’s according to news from TechCrunch, which reported Apple...

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Mobile Order Ahead

How TGI Fridays Is Feeding Growth With Mobile Order-Ahead

Thanks to online ordering, every day may truly be TGIF at TGI Fridays. In the latest PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™, Gail Seanor,...

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Retail

Chatbots: Friend Or Foe Of Retail?

Automation has come to several industries. From manufacturing to customer service, there have been several parts of today’s workforce that have been...