Bashing millennials for being on their phones all the time is so 2015. In fact, researchers are starting to figure out just what makes teenagers tick when it comes to mobile use — and how app developers can capitalize. The New York Times explained how...
The new year may not be such a fresh start for controversial fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings. According to The Wall Street Journal, a lawsuit was filed last week by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman against the sites, demanding all winnings made in...
The growth in world trade and financial technology has carried with it the specter of trade-based money laundering. The topic has been hot enough to spark commentary by John Cassara in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday (Dec. 31). The trend led the...
According to Ernst & Young LLP’s Center for Board Matters, which focuses on company governance and board-related issues, cybersecurity is top of the list for the expanding agendas of board members in the new year. As The Wall Street Journal reported late last week, shareholders...
Are consumers coming around to mobile payments? As we head into 2016, new data from Retale shows why next year is poised to be the year of mobile pay. In a Dec. 2015 survey, when consumers (1,000 adults) were asked if retailers should offer mobile...
As the new year draws near, Uber dropped the news that its ride-hailing service has reached its one-billionth ride. The milestone trip took place on Christmas Eve in London, and the company is giving the lucky rider a year of free Uber rides (up to...
Despite its brief but explosive history, crowdfunding programs have managed to raise enough funding for everything from big-budget video games and high-tech hoodies to excessive Uber bills. However, one startup is betting that people are willing to donate to a more humanitarian cause. Veterans Call,...
Location-based mobile shopping apps, much like the devices they rely on to reach consumers wherever they shop, have been becoming increasingly ubiquitous over the past few years. As technology has improved and targeting has become more sophisticated, retailers have struggled to create compelling user experiences...
Generous return policies have helped to fuel a return-obsessed consumer culture in the U.S. One journalist, Bourree Lam of The Atlantic, recently explored exactly why American retailers are so forgiving when it comes to returns and the surprising upside of the practice for merchants. As...
