June 09, 2022
No Won, No Problem: Localized Payments Connect S. Korea’s eComm...
At first glance, South Korea, as a market, is an eCommerce merchant’s dream. The country represents the third-largest market in Asia, with an installed base of 51 million relatively affluent...
June 07, 2022
Merchants Bring Context to One-Click Commerce Via Smartphones
In-store shopping is seeing a renaissance of sorts as the pandemic fades a bit into the rearview mirror. But shopping in the aisles has changed a bit, as Debbie Guerra,...
May 31, 2022
How ‘Super FinTechs’ Enable Go Anywhere Banking Services
In much the same way that a myriad of standalone apps are now converging into “super apps,” the emerging “super FinTech” model is powering new payment experiences leveraging digital trust...
May 24, 2022
Shoppable Video Firm Firework Raises $150M at $750M Valuation
Firework, a company that creates livestream video shopping events for retailers, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round, according to a Tuesday (May 24) press release. As...
May 20, 2022
Square Taps Voice Commerce as ResTech Races Toward Automation
With the difficult labor market restaurants are facing, many purpose-built technology companies have come to the fore, offering automated solutions to make operational processes more efficient. Now, as these challenges...
May 19, 2022
Behavioral Analytics Fights eCommerce Fraud and Friction in Real Time
The pandemic has significantly changed consumer behavior and preferences, pushing banks to upgrade their processes to meet these shifting demands. Schalk Nolte, CEO at authentication firm Entersekt, told PYMNTS in...
May 17, 2022
Small Online Sellers Get Chance to Install a Big Tech...
The one-click “buy button” simplicity popularized by the Amazons and PayPals of the world is no less desired by small online sellers, and FinTechs are not letting that opportunity pass...
May 16, 2022
Consumers More Drawn to Products Than Brands When Ordering Online
At the start of the pandemic, restaurants realized that if they wanted to maintain their relationships with their customers through lockdown, they would have to make their menus available via...
May 13, 2022
JPMorgan Sees ‘Cash Flow Magic’ Inside Automated Payments
Business packed a decade of learning into two years, and for chief financial officers and treasurers, that knowledge can be distilled thusly: Automated payments are better, whether it’s business-to-consumer (B2C)...
