October 12, 2017
Nike Is Becoming Less Cool For Generation Z
Teen spending behavior is changing, according to recent findings from investment bank and asset management firm Piper Jaffray Companies’ semi-annual “Taking Stock With Teens” survey. In this year’s edition, the...
October 12, 2017
Will It Be Nordic Banks Against The World In Mobile...
The world beat a path to Scandinavia’s door this year when it came to mobile payments. Samsung Pay was the first international competitor to plant its flag in 2017, followed...
October 12, 2017
Discover Lets Customers Redeem Rewards Via Apple Pay
Payment processing company Discover announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) that its cardmembers can now redeem Cashback Bonus for a statement credit through Apple Pay. According to a press release from Business Wire,...
October 12, 2017
Alexa Can Recognize Multiple Voices
Amazon’s Alexa now offers voice recognition that can tell the difference between family members’ voices. Users can set up voice recognition using the Echo, Echo Dot or Echo Show. Family...
October 12, 2017
DOJ Investigates More Allegations At Uber
Uber, the embattled ride-hailing company, is reportedly facing five or more criminal investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), two of which have been already reported. That’s according to...
October 12, 2017
Teens Can Shop On Amazon Using A Parent-Controlled Login
Amazon.com Inc. announced Wednesday (Oct. 10) it has launched an easy way for teens aged 13 to 17 to shop on the eCommerce website with their own, parent-controlled login information....
October 12, 2017
When It Comes To Payments, EU Consumers Would Rather Pick...
Be it Western or Eastern Europe, when it comes to paying for daily transactions, consumers still pick cash — $3.6 trillion of the cold, hard stuff was spent in 2016,...
October 12, 2017
Marqeta Simplifies Real World Applications For Tokenized Cards And Digital...
The move from plastic to pixels may be a slow one. Changing consumer behavior is no easy feat, as we’ve seen with slow user adoption of Apple Pay at the...
October 11, 2017
Is Starbucks’ Growth Future In China?
Coffee chain Starbucks sees China as its largest growth opportunity, and company CEO Kevin Johnson says the firm is pushing full speed ahead as it maps out it growth plan...
