In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned that a hacker had accessed its computer network and the customer information within it, including personal information about children who were using the company’s Kid Connect mobile app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Dynamics, a unit of telecommunications firms SoftBank and Sprint, announced what it is calling the first battery-powered payment card on Monday (Jan. 9). The offering, dubbed Wallet Card, was unveiled during the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) technology conference. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Toyota has moved one step closer to making its self-driving cars a reality, partnering with several companies – including Amazon – to develop the vehicles that will deliver packages, food and even people to desired locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Fitbit has announced that its base of active users grew to more than 25 million in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Mick Mulvaney, is coming under fire by Senator Elizabeth Warren over limits placed on staff members to access or acquire digital data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Springboard, the credit card servicing application from CO-OP Financial Services, is being launched to credit unions this month, giving workers access to member card data in real time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Financial services for the cannabis industry have been a complicated issue for the 20 years that there has been a legal – or at least quasi-legal – cannabis industry in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
New data from small business credit analysis firm PayNet finds the small and medium-sized business (SMB) lending landscape expanded significantly toward the end of 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
As quickly as financial services are evolving in the U.S., the U.K. and other more advanced economies, things are just heating up in other parts of the world, where less established infrastructure and a large, untapped market for emerging payment technologies exist. Get the Full...
