August 06, 2024
Scammers Target Olympic Venue With Ransomware Attack
French police are reportedly investigating a ransomware attack at a Paris Olympic venue. The attack, the subject of a Tuesday (Aug. 6) report by Reuters, is the latest such incident tied to...
August 06, 2024
Yum Brands’ Acquisitions Build a Digital Foundation for AI Advancements
As Yum Brands aims to be a “leading global digital restaurant company,” per CEO David Gibbs, the quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant is tapping its tech acquisitions to create a unified...
August 06, 2024
DoorDash, Instacart Try New Angles to Gain Grocery Share
As on-demand delivery aggregators look to capture more of consumers’ grocery spending, key players such as DoorDash and Instacart are finding new ways to insert their technology into consumers’ grocery...
August 06, 2024
J.P. Morgan Expands Biometric Payments Pact With PopID
J.P. Morgan Payments expanded its partnership with consumer authentication firm PopID. The collaboration offers in-store biometric payments to merchants in pilot programs across the United States, allowing shoppers to use...
August 05, 2024
ThredUp CEO: It Will Be a While Before Shoppers Splurge...
Amid revenue declines, ThredUp is not anticipating the financial pressure that consumers are feeling let up any time soon. The online consignment and thrift store shared in its second-quarter 2024...
August 05, 2024
IBM Debuts AI-Powered Threat Detection Tools
IBM has added generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its managed threat detection and response services. Built on the company’s watsonx data and AI platform, the new IBM Consulting Cybersecurity...
August 05, 2024
Shoppers’ Frustrations With Locked-Up Pharmacy Items Drives eCommerce Adoption
As consumers grow tired of retailers’ increasing utilization of locked display cases, cable ties and electronic tags, many are switching to digital channels to eliminate this major friction point, Amazon...
August 05, 2024
Wix Becomes First Google Partner Offering Gemini for Workspace
Software-as-a-Service platform Wix has begun offering its customers access to Google’s Gemini for Workspace artificial intelligence (AI) tool. “Over the last decade, Wix augmented their website building solution with the...
August 05, 2024
Cartona Raises $8.1 Million to Expand B2B Platform Across MENA
Cartona has raised $8.1 million in a Series A extension fundraise to continue growing the product rollout, verticals and offerings of its B2B platform for businesses in Egypt and, in the...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Nearly half of consumers in Mexico shop in-store without using digital shopping features — but merchants hear their customers’ cries for a better experience and are planning to add many. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 33-page report, the “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Mexico Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, features eight charts that provide a blueprint for merchants in Mexico to increase customer satisfaction and drive revenue.