It was sort of an accident. In 1927, Time magazine was chasing an interview with Charles Lindbergh shortly after his successful, first-ever solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris in May of that year. (It took 33.5 hours, BTW.) The interview kept getting pushed until finally...
Changes in how consumers shop and pay never happen all at once. The transformation doesn’t make a grand entrance. Change happens when the friction that consumers and merchants tolerate becomes harder to live with than the habit of sticking to the old way. That is...
In 1878, Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing a pig. The trial ruled in favor of Hatfield. That pig became the spark that ignited one of America’s most infamous feuds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
My hometown of Baltimore was the first city to install gas street lights in 1816 in an effort to curb crime. More cities quickly followed suit. By the turn of the century, every evening at dusk, lamplighters walked the streets with their ladders and torches,...
September 24, 2025
In 1996 the Palm Pilot felt like the future. For those unfamiliar (or not yet born), the Palm Pilot was a pocket computer that organized contacts, calendars and tasks in a way that was fast, simple and portable. Developers created apps allowing users access to the internet. It wasn’t the first Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), […]
June 19, 2025
Welcome to the second half of 2025. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
June 02, 2025
At a time when international FinTech, banking and digital-commerce players are launching product updates, partnership deals and funding rounds at break-neck speed, cutting through the noise has never been harder....
May 05, 2025
Warren E. Buffett’s recent announcement that he will retire as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway at year-end ended one of the longest, most closely watched tenures in corporate America. The...
December 06, 2021
When I announced the acquisition of the leading global media and content platform on antitrust and competition policy, Competition Policy International (CPI), six weeks ago, I hinted that it was the first of a series of dedicated efforts to expand our platform and content focus on the issues that would inform the future of the […]
June 21, 2021
Two weeks ago, Ferrari named its third CEO in as many years. That wasn’t the big news. This new CEO, Benedetto Vigna, isn’t a car guy but a tech guy,...
October 30, 2018
Investors have their anxious eyes on Facebook this Tuesday (October 30), as the social media operator plans to report third-quarter 2018 results after the market close. The company suffered its...
December 16, 2016
Though many financial institutions recognize the opportunity to help middle-market businesses automate their AP payments, they have not been able to fully capitalize on the opportunity. Get the Full Story...
