April 20, 2018
Cybersecurity Conference App Exposed Attendee Data
In an ironic twist of events, an engineer was able to access attendee information stored in a cybersecurity conference’s mobile app. A Twitter user that goes by the handle svbl said...
April 20, 2018
Wings Financial Credit Union Charts Early Tech Adoption Course
Airline industry professionals are perhaps the ultimate mobile customer: In the latest Credit Union Tracker™, Wings Financial Credit Union VPs Mike Sahr and Grant Walker tell PYMNTS how their credit...
April 20, 2018
Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System
To store payment data, Walmart may be looking to the blockchain. The retailer drafted two patent applications that reference a platform powered by blockchain technology for vendor payments and digital shopping, CoinDesk...
April 20, 2018
Amazon Alexa Gets Customizable Through Skill Blueprints
On Thursday (April 19), Amazon announced Alexa Skill Blueprints, a new way for anyone to create their own skills for the virtual assistant. In a press release, the eCommerce giant...
April 20, 2018
Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking...
It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and underwriting securities, advising on mergers...
April 19, 2018
US/Germany: P&G buys Merck health brands for $4.2B
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has agreed to buy the consumer health business of German drugmaker Merck for €3.4billion (US$4.2 billion), as the US group struggles to ignite sales of its...
April 19, 2018
Apple Shares Fall After TSMC Prediction
Apple and its suppliers saw their share prices fall on Thursday (April 19) after a prediction of softer smartphone sales from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). According to news from Reuters,...
April 19, 2018
Big Names Embark On Spring Hiring Sprees
Standing one’s ground in an Amazon-dominated retail market doesn’t happen by accident. Home Depot is one of the few who have managed it – indeed, the $200 billion home-improvement merchant...
April 19, 2018
Why Macy’s Is Where Martha Stewart Wants To Be
A lot has been written in recent years about everything that has gone wrong at Macy’s. The storied department store is a bit more than a brand at this point....
