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Williams-Sonoma Tops Q4 Forecasts, Announces Leadership Changes
Williams-Sonoma Tops Q4 Forecasts, Announces Leadership Changes
March 16, 2017  |  Retail

Williams-Sonoma announced its operating results for Q4 and fiscal year ended January 29, 2017 on Wednesday (March 15). The retailer said it had profit of...

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WePay Drives Mobile Revenue With Apple Pay, Android Pay
WePay Drives Mobile Revenue With Apple Pay, Android Pay
March 16, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Online payments provider WePay announced new product updates that will enable it to drive mobile revenues for the online platforms it supports via Apple Pay...

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Crowdfunding May Help Bring Rapists To Justice In Texas
Crowdfunding May Help Bring Rapists To Justice In Texas
March 16, 2017  |  Politics

Due to untested evidence, Texas is dealing with a backlog of rape kits that need to be processed for thousands of rape investigations. One lawmaker...

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NEW REPORT: A New Virtual Reality For Real Retail Shoppers?
NEW REPORT: A New Virtual Reality For Real Retail Shoppers?
March 16, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

No longer a figment of innovative imaginations and fictional futuristic stories, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology is increasingly having an impact on,...

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Brexit Tracker: Scotland Seeks Independence, B2B Payments Shakeup, And Britain’s “Defining Moment”
Brexit Tracker: Scotland Seeks Independence, B2B Payments Shakeup, And Britain’s “Defining Moment”
March 15, 2017  |  Brexit

Britain is moving closer and closer to the reality of operating in a post-Brexit world as the “Brexit bill” proceeds for Royal Assent. In this...

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Gmail Mobile App Now Lets Users Exchange Funds
Gmail Mobile App Now Lets Users Exchange Funds
March 15, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Google announced on Tuesday (March 14) that the Gmail app on Android will now enable people to send and request money from anyone, even if...

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SAP Looks To Address Risky Security Vulnerabilities
SAP Looks To Address Risky Security Vulnerabilities
March 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Software maker SAP announced on Tuesday (March 14) that it patched cybersecurity flaws on its HANA software product. According to Reuters, the vulnerabilities addressed had...

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Innovation Project Has Arrived
Innovation Project Has Arrived
March 15, 2017  |  Innovation

The big day has finally arrived — no thanks to Mother Nature, who decided to throw a disruption of her own at the year’s biggest celebration...

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Netspend SVP Charts The Path To Prepaid’s Future
Netspend SVP Charts The Path To Prepaid’s Future
March 15, 2017  |  Prepaid

The prepaid industry looks nothing like it did many years ago. With new technologies and even more use cases, prepaid cards are being used to...

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