Will Amazon Buy Cybersecurity Firm Sqrrl?
Will Amazon Buy Cybersecurity Firm Sqrrl?
December 18, 2017  |  Amazon

Rumors are swirling that Amazon is looking to up the level of its cybersecurity game with an acquisition. Axios is reporting that Amazon is in late-stage...

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Delivery Companies Struggle To Deliver The Goods Before Christmas
Delivery Companies Struggle To Deliver The Goods Before Christmas
December 18, 2017  |  Delivery

With Christmas one week away, delivery companies are feeling the pressure that accompanies the busiest week of the holiday shopping season. According to news from The...

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NEW REPORT: Car Sales And Kiosks
NEW REPORT: Car Sales And Kiosks
December 18, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

While some consumers may list shopping on their list of favorite activities, dealing with retail friction is nobody’s idea of a good time. But can...

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Online Banking: An Unwitting Accomplice To Multi-Channel Fraud Attacks
Online Banking: An Unwitting Accomplice To Multi-Channel Fraud Attacks
December 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Star One Credit Union didn’t think it had an online fraud problem. The year was 2006, and although there was plenty of digital viruses and...

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Alexa: From Voice To A Conversation About Commerce
Alexa: From Voice To A Conversation About Commerce
December 18, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Dan, like many millions of Americans this time of the year, is traveling for the holidays. Three weeks ago, he logged onto his favorite airline...

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Joy To The World Edition: Bitcoin, Walmart And The Magic Of Movies
Joy To The World Edition: Bitcoin, Walmart And The Magic Of Movies
December 18, 2017  |  Data Dive

The final countdown to Christmas has begun – and in exactly one week, the counter officially will be at zero. The prepared have been finished...

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Fed’s Quarles To Recuse Himself From Anything Wells Fargo
Fed’s Quarles To Recuse Himself From Anything Wells Fargo
December 17, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve’s vice chair who is in charge of policing Wall Street, Randal Quarles, said late last week he is recusing himself from anything...

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Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi: How Star Wars Blasted Merchandising To A New Level
Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi: How Star Wars Blasted Merchandising To A New Level
December 16, 2017  |  Retail

It all started with an empty box under the Christmas tree back in 1977. More precisely, it started with several hundred thousand empty boxes under...

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Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
December 15, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have won the alternative financial venture capital (VC) funding rounds, millions of SMBs are in operation...

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