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Biometrics Emerge as Consumers’ Favorite Form of Authentication
Biometrics Emerge as Consumers’ Favorite Form of Authentication
January 27, 2023  |  Biometrics

The traditional password remains the most common authentication method modern consumers use for online transactions. This, as new PYMNTS and Entersekt research in the January...

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More Consumers Using Smartphones to Create Their Own Personalized Retail Experience
More Consumers Using Smartphones to Create Their Own Personalized Retail Experience
January 25, 2023  |  Retail

Shoppers are not only blending digital features and payment methods to personalize their in-store experiences, they’re also gravitating to retailers that cater to this behavior....

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6-Country Study Finds Digital Dominates How Consumers Shop and Pay at Retailers
6-Country Study Finds Digital Dominates How Consumers Shop and Pay at Retailers
January 24, 2023  |  Shopping

For many consumers around the globe, 2022 marked a triumphant return to the physical world. After two years of pandemic-influenced restrictions, shoppers are heading back...

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T-Mobile Reports Monthlong Data Breach Affecting 37M Customers
T-Mobile Reports Monthlong Data Breach Affecting 37M Customers
January 19, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

A hacker siphoned customer data from T-Mobile for more than a month. In that time, the bad actor obtained data about 37 million customers, the...

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Tulip Adds Tap to Pay on iPhone to POS System
Tulip Adds Tap to Pay on iPhone to POS System
January 11, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Tulip has added Tap to Pay on iPhone to its omnichannel point-of-sale (POS) system. Enabled by the company’s partnership with global FinTech platform Adyen, this...

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65% of UAE Consumers Use Smartphones to Improve Shopping Experience
65% of UAE Consumers Use Smartphones to Improve Shopping Experience
December 08, 2022  |  Europe

Most UAE consumers have their smartphones handy when shopping online or in-store. That finding comes from the 2022 Global Digital Shopping Index report, a PYMNTS...

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Chevron Debuts Connected Car Rewards and Payments App
Chevron Debuts Connected Car Rewards and Payments App
December 06, 2022  |  Mobile

Chevron U.S.A. has launched apps for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.  With the new apps, users can pay for fuel from the dashboard infotainment system...

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Telecoms Have Unique Chance to Monetize 1 Billion Unbanked Cell Customers
Telecoms Have Unique Chance to Monetize 1 Billion Unbanked Cell Customers
December 05, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

One billion people have cellphones but no bank account, a gap wireless providers may fill. There’s nothing farfetched about the idea. It’s already well-established in...

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UK’s CMA Ramps Up Apple-Google Antitrust Probe
UK’s CMA Ramps Up Apple-Google Antitrust Probe
November 22, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Tuesday (Nov. 22) that it is ramping up its antitrust investigation of Apple and Google after...

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