The 2018 holiday quarter was a good one for smartwatches, as Samsung and Fitbit each quadrupled shipments compared to a year before,...
As the global wearables market continues to grow, the latest earnings results for Fitbit show that the company had a 3 percent...
With the demand for watches by outdoor adventurers bolstering earnings, Garmin’s stock reached its highest point in 11 years, rising 17 percent....
While wearables based on Google’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking...
Healthcare is becoming more important to major players in digital commerce and payments, with companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google trying...
If recent patent applications are any indication, Apple could very well have some groundbreaking new products to debut. According to a report,...
For many in tech Google Glass is a cautionary tale about the dangers of hype. When it arrived in 2013, there were...
Human wrists deserve a break when it comes to payments, commerce and even authentication, right? To put it another way: Is there...
There was a lot about CES in Las Vegas last week that was predictable. Google and Amazon competed for voice-activated mindshare. There...
Information is power, right? Sure. Except when it’s a source of confusion. That’s the emerging — if very early — story so far...
Tim Cook’s recent statement about Apple wearable sales is a reminder of Apple’s mastery of reporting numbers that are not really numbers....
New data is predicting that global shipments of wearable devices will reach 125.3 million units in 2018, a 8.5 percent increase from...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the expanded collaboration between Germany’s Wirecard...
A new report estimates that worldwide shipments of wearable devices will reach 225 million in 2019. In its report, “Forecast: Wearable Electronic Devices,...
As the world — and the world of payment and commerce — ready themselves for the deployment of 5G mobile technology, the...
Digital technology and the data that consumers are willing to provide are giving insurance agents a closer look at the day-to-day habits...
Smartwatches and repeat customers helped Fitbit beat analyst revenue expectations in the third quarter of 2018 — and those two factors could become...
Connected devices are giving fitness buffs access to health data on a regular basis, fueling a market that’s projected to be worth...
It was a good week for wearables and their future, as the devices continued to show indications of strong promise on the...
Subscriptions have changed the way consumers access a wide array of services and products, from music to fashion to fragrances. Now, the...
HSBC and Samsung have announced what they are calling a “first-of-its-kind” program to bring wearable technology into HSBC bank branches. The two...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singapore’s Nets PayCollect rollout. In addition, Xero is...
Demand for the Apple Watch could cut into sales for the slowing traditional watch space this holiday season: Citizens Bank noted that...
As global smartwatch shipments grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, Apple has maintained dominance in the category with a...
Right now, it looks like a blood pressure cuff with wires and tiny boxes attached to it. Or, perhaps, an oversized watchband,...
Samsung Electronics announced on Thursday (Aug. 9) the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch, a smartwatch aiming to take on Apple and...
Wearables maker Fitbit reported a better-than-expected second quarter, and saw an impressive demand for its new Versa smartwatch device. The San Francisco-based company...
FitPay, the startup technology platform that adds contactless payment capabilities to wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, is looking to serve...
Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. And when it...
Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. As of today (July 17),...
Consumers are getting comfortable with the idea of interactive contactless payments. As with any new technology, concerns around usage and security have...
Pod-style lodging is breaking the hospitality mold by combining the best of hotels and hostels — and serving guests who want a middle ground between...
The Fitbit Ace, the wearable company’s latest $100 offer geared specifically to children, is officially out on the market. Designed for children...
Marc Jacobs is launching its first Wear OS smartwatch, joining the brand’s line of hybrid smartwatches. According to Tech Radar, the Marc...
Fitbit announced that it has shipped more than one million Fitbit Versa devices since they went on sale on April 16. In...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories focus on...
Apple led the charge in the wearable band market during the first quarter of this year, with Canalys finding that the company...
Beyond the fitness tracker, wearables are catching on. Get ready for the device as data conduit, as tracker of different sorts, from...
“Small but mighty” is the mantra this week, as small businesses (SMBs) celebrate the entrepreneurship and perseverance (otherwise known as “blood, sweat...
Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced news on Monday (April 30) that it inked a deal with Google in which the...
Lenovo Group is setting its sights on India as it tries to boost its market share in the wearables industry in the...
Wearables aren’t just smartwatches anymore. They’re keychains, rings, wristbands, coins — anything that can accommodate a chip. Furthermore, it’s no longer enough...
FitPay, the startup technology platform that adds contactless payment capabilities to wearable and IoT devices, has announced a partnership with Discover. Co-founders...
In the 1930s, gift certificates made their debut at major department stores. But they weren’t available to everyone. Clerks were told to...
Google announced that it is launching a “wearables operating system for everyone” that will work for both Android and iPhone users. “Android...
The worldwide wearables market hit new highs last year, with Apple moving past competitors Fitbit and Xiaomi to take the top spot....
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)....
What if bitcoin were actually a coin? FitPay has made it one. Flip, a new contactless payment device that the startup just...
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...
Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices, announced Tuesday (Feb. 13) that it is acquiring Twine Health, the health coaching platform that aims...