Alipay+ unveiled a cross-border payments initiative in a move to boost Hong Kong’s tourism and commerce sector. The platform facilitates transactions for users of 14 overseas mobile wallets and bank apps from nine countries and regions. Among the eWallets and bank apps newly introduced to the city’s landscape are Hipay from Mongolia, Malaysia’s MyPB by Public Bank Berhad and Touch ’n...
Consumers are demanding eCommerce-like convenience from their in-store journeys, and retailers are rising to the occasion with self-service technologies. In an interview with PYMNTS, Brandon Barton, CEO of self-service kiosk provider Bite, which recently raised $9 million in its Series A funding round, shared that the company,...
Levi Strauss has found that selling through its own stores gives it greater insights into consumer trends. The company’s D2C channels also allow it to test new products before making them available to wholesalers and reduce the uncertainty around dealing with wholesale customers like department stores, which have...
Banks need new revenue streams. Retailers (and other businesses operating with razor-thin margins) need to fine-tune their go-to-market strategies and gain higher returns on marketing and advertising spend. To that end, J.P. Morgan Chase’s launch of its media platform signals the value of transaction-level data in crafting targeted...
April 30, 2024
Many gamers are open to making purchases while they explore their favorite virtual worlds, and retailers are seizing on the opportunity. Most recently, Walmart launched a store within the world of Roblox Monday (April 29) where consumers can buy virtual items and have the real product shipped to them, Digiday reported. “We are excited to start testing real-world commerce as a key step towards enabling […]
April 09, 2024
Banks need new revenue streams. Retailers (and other businesses operating with razor-thin margins) need to fine-tune their go-to-market strategies and gain higher returns on marketing and advertising spend. To that...
April 08, 2024
The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024, a proposed bill set to impact data collection and online privacy, successfully passed both the Senate and House of Delegates and now awaits...
March 22, 2024
As contextual commerce transforms online shopping, social media platforms are seizing the opportunity to integrate purchasing into their platforms. These apps and websites, once just avenues for sharing updates and...
April 22, 2024
Levi Strauss has found that selling through its own stores gives it greater insights into consumer trends. The company’s D2C channels also allow it to test new products before making them available to wholesalers and reduce the uncertainty around dealing with wholesale customers like department stores, which have seen slower sales in recent years, the Wall Street Journal […]
April 08, 2024
The United States is closer to achieving nationwide data privacy protections, according to a pair of lawmakers. Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, both of Washington and the heads of their...
March 26, 2024
Amazon Pharmacy expanded its same-day delivery of prescription medication to New York City and the greater Los Angeles area. These cities join five others in which this service is already available:...
March 19, 2024
India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. The Payments Bank Smartwatch enables hassle-free payments, Airtel Payments Bank said in a Tuesday (March 19)...
