July 22, 2024
AI Explained: Reinforcement Learning and How It Shapes Commerce
At a bustling Amazon warehouse, robots weave through aisles, selecting items for shipment with increasing speed and accuracy. These aren’t pre-programmed machines but artificial intelligence (AI)-driven systems constantly learning and...
July 22, 2024
Retailers Woo Paycheck-to-Paycheck Parents With Back-to-School Deals
As budget-strapped consumers seek deals to help alleviate the financial burden of their back-to-school shopping, brands are rolling out lower-priced and/or discounted goods to win over these customers. On Thursday...
July 22, 2024
Scammers Try to Crash the Gates for Summer’s Hottest Events
Stadiums and venues across the globe are filling up this summer. From the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to Taylor Swift’s ongoing and record-breaking Eras tour and beyond, there...
July 20, 2024
National Ice Cream Day Gets a Sprinkle of Digital Transformation...
Sunday (July 21) is National Ice Cream Day, and as the event has evolved for today’s digital consumers, brands are taking advantage of shoppers’ enthusiasm for the sweet treat to...
July 19, 2024
Personalized Luxury: The Key to Winning Wealthy Shoppers
In an era where luxury is becoming increasingly defined by personalization, wealthy consumers are demanding that brands innovate, tailoring their offerings to match their individual preferences. Take, for instance, luxury...
July 19, 2024
Amazon’s Prime Day Leaves Walmart+ Deal Days in Summer Haze
As Amazon and Walmart compete to win consumers’ retail spending, it seems the former may have had more success with its summer deals event than the latter, widening the gap...
July 19, 2024
Japan’s Boomers and Seniors Don’t Like Digital. Why That’s a...
In the Land of the Rising Sun, where tradition meets technology, Japan is navigating a digital crossroads. Despite pioneering 3G technology and boasting a vibrant mobile culture, the nation finds...
July 18, 2024
Cash App Integrates With Google Play to Attract Gamers
Cash App has integrated with Google Play to offer more checkout options on Android devices. The partnership, announced Thursday (July 18), is designed to help the companies engage with a...
July 18, 2024
Prime Day Sales Climb 11% as Shoppers Spend $14 Billion,...
American shoppers reportedly spent $14.2 billion during Amazon’s Prime Day event, setting a record for the number of items purchased. That’s an 11% increase over last year for the 48-hour...
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.