Best Buy has added a new platform to support its expansion into prescription health and wellness technology products. The new online experience enables eligible customers to buy continuous glucose monitoring devices (CGMs), according to a Wednesday (Jan. 10) press release issued by Stripe, which is providing the payments infrastructure for Best...
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. That’s a quote from Winston Churchill, who never lived to see the internet, much less today’s connected digital transformation. But it remains truer than ever within today’s...
Medius, a company specializing in accounts payable (AP) management, partnered with Launchpad Technologies to deliver an Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) solution. Launchpad Technologies is a provider of cloud-hosted iPaaS, offering businesses the ability to streamline software integration and workflow automation, the companies said in a Wednesday (Jan....
Firework, a video commerce and engagement platform, has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual shopping assistant for eCommerce merchants. Dubbed AVA (AI Virtual Assistant), the assistant takes the form of a digital human avatar that uses Firework’s proprietary large language model (LLM) to transform eCommerce...
Nations around the world are asking questions about how to use artificial intelligence to solve existing problems while avoiding — or controlling for — the new problems AI might create. The Japanese government has called on its domestic tech companies to be human-centric when developing...
The Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program, known as the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP), has reportedly become a source of “easy money” for banks. Established in response to the 2023 banking crisis, the BTFP was initially aimed at restoring confidence among depositors and providing banks...
FinTech company Andaria has partnered with Mastercard to strengthen its embedded finance proposition. This strategic collaboration will enhance the quality of Andaria’s card and payment solutions as a principal member of Mastercard, Andaria said in a Tuesday (Jan. 9) press release. As a United Kingdom...
After two years of persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, consumers have adopted a range of conservative attitudes across consumer products and services. This includes seeking bargains more proactively online, shopping in low-cost shops for clothing or grocery items, and leveraging buy now, pay later (BNPL)...
Amazon says it is integrating its Buy With Prime tool with the Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The solution, announced in a news release Wednesday (Jan. 10), lets Salesforce merchants add Buy With Prime to their shopping platforms. “Buy with Prime for Salesforce Commerce Cloud builds on our efforts to help...
