Tracking

Here at PYMNTS.com we stay up to date with the latest metrics and reporting on certain topics, please see below all the various topics we are tracking on a semi annual basis.
Apple to Police Apps That ‘Fingerprint’ Users
Apple to Police Apps That ‘Fingerprint’ Users
July 30, 2023  |  Apple

Apple will begin cracking down on apps that track users by collecting data from their devices. “Some APIs … have the potential of being misused to...

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Discover to Track Sales at Gun Stores in April
Discover to Track Sales at Gun Stores in April
February 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Discover will allow its network to track sales at gun sellers starting in April. The card network is apparently the first to publicly give a...

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Flywire Unveils Enhancements For Student Data, Payments Tracking
Flywire Unveils Enhancements For Student Data, Payments Tracking
July 21, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Flywire has unveiled several enhancements to its payments platform designed to help education recruitment agents better handle student data and track payments. The features will...

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend
Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend
July 12, 2020  |  Mobile

United States citizens took to the road to travel for the 4th of July weekend, the surging coronavirus not deterring them, CNN reported, citing cell...

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Why ‘Privacy By Design’ Is Mobile Apps’ Next Big Thing
Why ‘Privacy By Design’ Is Mobile Apps’ Next Big Thing
June 03, 2020  |  Safety and Security

After some three months of keeping consumers at home, governments around the world are beginning to let people publicly mix again — albeit in a...

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Amazon Seeks To Use Blockchain Tech For Supply Chain Trust
Amazon Seeks To Use Blockchain Tech For Supply Chain Trust
June 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Amazon Technologies Inc. is seeking to create supply chain trust with “verifiable tracking of an item through a supply chain using a distributed electronic ledger,”...

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Item-Tracking App Tile Claims Apple iOS Changes Make It ‘More Difficult’ For Users
Item-Tracking App Tile Claims Apple iOS Changes Make It ‘More Difficult’ For Users
May 31, 2020  |  Apple

Cloud-based finding platform Tile is accusing Apple of tweaking its latest operating systems by changing the default settings, according to a report in The Financial...

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Google, Apple Team For App To ID Coronavirus Contact In UK
Google, Apple Team For App To ID Coronavirus Contact In UK
April 12, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A mobile app to track the coronavirus is being developed by NHSX, the technology arm of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS), in coordination with Google...

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Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
April 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. As reported by Reuters, the new...

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