Federal prosecutors want to send Sam Bankman-Fried back in time, technologically speaking. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended that the accused cryptocurrency fraudster be limited to the use of a flip phone without internet access, and a basic laptop, Reuters reported Saturday (March...
The unofficial FinTech capital of Europe, Britain is still lagging when it comes to important aspects of the digital shift like mobile-assisted shopping and digital payments. In The U.K. edition of the 2022 Global Digital Shopping Playbook, a PYMNTS and Cybersource collaboration, part of a...
Australia is both leading and lagging when it comes to the digital transformation of shopping, as the nation that arguably ignited the current buy now, pay later boom contends with steep inflation and puzzling cutbacks of some pandemic-era services. It’s a fascinating market to study,...
One of the biggest challenges facing merchants today is the battle between simplicity, security and functionality, according to Jim Parkinson, chief experience officer at North American Bancard. Merchants may want to implement technology upgrades that simplify sending and receiving payments, but high costs are involved...
August 10, 2022
The unofficial FinTech capital of Europe, Britain is still lagging when it comes to important aspects of the digital shift like mobile-assisted shopping and digital payments. In The U.K. edition of the 2022 Global Digital Shopping Playbook, a PYMNTS and Cybersource collaboration, part of a larger survey of 3,100 businesses and over 13,000 consumers across […]
June 25, 2020
Sometimes an experience had by the right person can end up being the start of a sea change in an industry. Case in point, take the very recent tale of a...
January 13, 2020
The mobile point of sale (mPOS) landscape got more interesting today (Jan. 12), as Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy XCover Pro, an enterprise-grade smartphone that comes pre-installed with Visa’s Tap...
January 01, 2020
While one might assume that a payments revolution would be a hard thing to miss, as it turns out, it can happen. It all depends on how closely the world...
February 26, 2024
“There’s an app for that.” Fifteen years ago, that was Apple’s tagline for its iPhone, letting customers know that whatever they wanted a smartphone to do, they had an application that could do it. Now, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is introducing a phone that doesn’t have apps, and apparently doesn’t need them, Reuters reported Monday (Feb. […]
March 05, 2023
Federal prosecutors want to send Sam Bankman-Fried back in time, technologically speaking. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended that the accused cryptocurrency fraudster be limited to the use...
August 06, 2021
Sales for China’s smartphone Xiaomi escalated 26 percent, effectively booting Samsung and Apple out of their top spots, according to media reports. The sales for Xiaomi marked the first time...
July 30, 2020
Google will bring its new mid-range Android phone to market Aug. 3, according to hidden information on the Google Store page first publicized by 9to5Google. The Pixel 4a will include...
