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April 12, 2018
Apple Cuts HomePod Sales Forecasts, Orders With Manufacturer

Apple’s HomePod voice-activated smart speaker is off to a slow start since launching in January with the company reducing its sales forecasts and cutting orders. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with...


April 12, 2018
Minister Of State On Ireland’s Post-Brexit Financial Services Landscape

Brexit looms large for Ireland amid trade and border concerns. But opportunity abounds, says minister of state Michael d'arcy, as financial services and Fintech beckon...and even the U.S. and China...


April 11, 2018
Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone

Alibaba’s Chief Executive Jack Ma warned in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (April 11) that a trade war between the U.S. and China would harm all parties...


April 11, 2018
GoDaddy Turns To Integrated Payments To Power SMBs

SMBs need a faster way to get up and running by building rich, meaningful websites — which these days must also include the ability to instantly turn on payments to...


April 10, 2018
Google Home Arrives In India

Google expands the market for its voice-activated smart speakers by rolling out its Google Home devices in India. According to news from BGR, the Google Assistant-powered Google Home will sell for...


April 10, 2018
Best Buy Plans First Store Opening In Seven Years

Marking its first big-box store opening in seven years, Best Buy is opening a 36,000-square-foot store in a suburb of Salt Lake City. The store is located in a mixed-use...


April 10, 2018
How Merchants Can Tap Into Cash Back Promotions

Merchants can capitalize on word-of-mouth marketing through cash back platforms such as DOSH that encourage social media sharing. These platforms reach consumers by reinforcing a behavior that consumers already exhibit...


April 10, 2018
New Ways To Do Old Things

Shopping isn’t new — it was one of the earliest signs of civilization — but customers keep resetting how they shop and how they even think about shopping. They’re even...


April 09, 2018
Without Wow Factor, Smartphone Sales Expected To Be Flat In...

Smartphone growth last year was just 2.7 percent — and while market research firm Garner is projecting that sales of smartphones will jump close to 5% this year, that forecast...


Digital Identity
Inside The Launch Of Colorado's New State-Run Digital Driver’s License In the December “Digital Identity Tracker,” done in collaboration with Jumio, PYMNTS explores the latest developments in the world of digital IDs, including a new digital driver’s license in the state of Colorado, a prototype facial recognition system for air travel in Finland and emerging methods that could threaten the validity of biometric authentication.
Apple Pay At Seven: Winning the Wallet Battle but Losing the In-Store War
Apple Pay At 7: Big Fish In A Small And Shrinking In-Store Mobile Wallet Pond Apple Pay At 7 is the story of a mobile wallet capturing a larger share of in-store mobile wallet usage in a category where using one for eligible transactions dropped 26% in 2021 when compared to 2019. Here’s an in-depth look at the who, what, why and where of Apple Pay usage in 2021.