News

View the latest news and breaking news today for Payments, Commerce, Retail, Mobile Order, and Technology at PYMNTS.com

(source: pymnts.com)

Mastercard Executive Urges Companies to Embed Security in Their Business DNA
Mastercard Executive Urges Companies to Embed Security in Their Business DNA
August 20, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

In today’s operating landscape, cybersafety and business success tend to go hand in hand. While understanding the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) employed by a...

READ MORE >
Payments Leaders Share How Business Threats Become Innovation’s Stepping Stones
Payments Leaders Share How Business Threats Become Innovation’s Stepping Stones
August 20, 2024  |  Opinion

  It’s not just the known challenges that companies must be wary of — it’s the unexpected threats that can suddenly appear and disrupt even...

READ MORE >
Thredd SVP Says FinTechs Need a Gut Check as They Safeguard Money Movement  
Thredd SVP Says FinTechs Need a Gut Check as They Safeguard Money Movement  
August 20, 2024  |  Regulation

As the regulatory gaze sharpens on FinTechs, the companies themselves are mindful that they need new tools and a new approach to operations, in order...

READ MORE >
eCommerce Now 15.2% of Retail Sales as Growth Slows
eCommerce Now 15.2% of Retail Sales as Growth Slows
August 19, 2024  |  Retail

If there’s been a buzzword through the past few weeks, called out during earnings commentary and in presentation decks, it’s been this: Normalization. Card companies...

READ MORE >
Jassy Touts Amazon Pharmacy’s ‘Resonance’ With Customers
Jassy Touts Amazon Pharmacy’s ‘Resonance’ With Customers
August 19, 2024  |  Amazon

For Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon Pharmacy has made big strides and provides a stellar customer experience. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Aug....

READ MORE >
Acquisitions Heat Up as Firms Target Payables Modernization
Acquisitions Heat Up as Firms Target Payables Modernization
August 19, 2024  |  Accounts Payable

Accounts payable (AP) — as a department and a general corporate practice — is critical to the long-term viability of any enterprise. The payables, as...

READ MORE >
California’s AI Bill: A Silicon Valley Showdown
California’s AI Bill: A Silicon Valley Showdown
August 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

California’s ambitious attempt to regulate large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) systems is advancing through the State Legislature, but only with significant modifications and intense debate within...

READ MORE >
3 Tips for Choosing the Right B2B Payment Method From Industry Execs
3 Tips for Choosing the Right B2B Payment Method From Industry Execs
August 19, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Persistence should be rewarded. But when it comes to the long-standing persistence of both buyers and suppliers relying on checks for their B2B payments, there...

READ MORE >
IKEA Says AI-Powered Warehouse Drones Will Improve the Retail Shopping Experience
IKEA Says AI-Powered Warehouse Drones Will Improve the Retail Shopping Experience
August 19, 2024  |  Retail

Forget Allen wrenches and wordless instructions. IKEA’s latest innovation comes with propellers and algorithms. The Swedish furniture giant is taking to the skies — or...

READ MORE >