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October 04, 2017
Ubiquity And The Holy Grail Of Rewards Redemption

Consumers don’t really spend a lot of time redeeming their rewards. Maybe that’s a function of the programs where paying for points is limited at best — or unexciting at worst. Bridge2...


October 03, 2017
EU: Commission to order Luxembourg to collect multimillion Amazon tax

According to Financial Times, the European Union’s antitrust regulator is set to order Luxembourg to retrieve roughly several hundreds of millions of euros in allegedly unpaid taxes from Amazon.com as...


October 03, 2017
Google Tracker: Toeing The Line And Stirring The Pot

Google is really taking control of its own destiny this week. It made moves to appease the European regulators who slapped it with a $2.7 billion antitrust fine over the...


October 03, 2017
MLB Pilots NFC Ticketing For Stadiums

Some baseball fans should have an easier time seeing their favorite teams next season: Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that the Oakland Athletics participated in a new NFC ticketing solution...


October 03, 2017
Why Samsung, Apple Make Strange, But Profitable, Bedfellows

Samsung Electronics and Apple have appeared to be long-time fierce rivals in the smartphone market, but the South Korean consumer electronics company recently supplied the semiconductors and OLED screens for the...


October 03, 2017
Google Adopts Kinder, Gentler Subscription Policy

Google has relaxed its subscription policy, no longer requiring news websites to provide users with three free articles per day or face less prominence in search results. According to a...


October 03, 2017
Could Google’s Wednesday Product Event Outshine Apple’s?

Following similar events held by Apple and Amazon, Google is hosting its own major product event Wednesday in California, where the company is expected to unveil several new products. CNBC...


October 03, 2017
iPhone 7 Tops Demand For iPhone 8

Apple’s newest iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X are garnering interest from consumers, but a new survey from RBC Capital Markets finds it’s not at the same rates...


October 02, 2017
Facebook Tests Face ID

Facebook is testing out its own version of Apple’s Face ID as a way to verify users’ identities so they can regain access to their accounts. According to Tech Crunch,...


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.