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Artificial Intelligence
Oracle Rolls Out AI For Customer Experience Cloud Suite
April 27, 2017

Oracle, the software company, is getting into the artificial intelligence market, announcing a bunch of AI-focused capabilities for its Customer Experience Cloud Suite. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Aspiration Adds Feature That Tracks Spending Impact On Society
April 27, 2017

Aspiration, the financial services startup, rolled out a new a feature in its mobile banking app that tracks the spending of its customers and provides reports on the impact their consumption has on society at the end of the month. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Slowed Consumer Spending Takes A Bite Out Of The Big Brands
April 27, 2017

It’s been a lackluster earnings season for big consumer brands like Procter & Gamble and Pepsi, as consumer spending habits seem to be tightening. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
Hacker Is Able To Create Worm To Sniff Out, Infect IoT Devices
April 27, 2017

A hacker that goes by the name The Janitor has reportedly created several versions of BrickerBot, a program that seeks out and bricks insecure Internet of Thing (IoT) devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Security & Fraud
Millennials Most Likely To Fall For IRS Scam
April 27, 2017

Yes, phone scams are still a thing. In fact, data indicates that consumers will receive a combined nine billion calls from known scammers this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Big Data Debugging Startup OverOps In $30M Series C
April 27, 2017

OverOps, a technology startup that leverages big data and cloud computing to enable companies to more efficiently find software bugs, just recently announced a $30 million Series C round of venture funding led by Lightspeed Venture, with additional participation from Menlo Ventures — both existing...

Mobile Commerce
Many Waze To Satisfy A Dunkin’ Crave
April 27, 2017

No direction home, sang Bob Dylan, who never had Waze, and never had a Dunkin’ on the Waze way, we’d guess. 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...

Security & Fraud
P2PE’s Silver Lining In Cybercrime’s Dark Cloud
April 27, 2017

Data breaches are not exactly news — since the Target breach of 2013, they’ve gone from being something that was little considered outside a fairly rarified group of people to something that quickly became top of mind of consumers, merchant and card issuers everywhere. Get...

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NEW REPORT: Small Retailers Play Big With Consumer-Friendly Tech
April 27, 2017

Whether they realize it or not, consumers have increasingly cutting-edge expectations of the merchants and companies with which they do business. And for the companies trying to keep up, the scramble is on.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...