The insurance market today offers a wide array of coverage options, from health and home insurance to pet policies. At the same time, the market is complicated and fragmented, which can often make it difficult for consumers to obtain protection when and where the need...
Extend, which provides extended warranty and product protection plans for merchants and shoppers via application programming interface (API)-first offerings, unveiled a SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $260 million Series C funding round, according to a Tuesday (May 18) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Existing investors PayPal Ventures,...
The impulse to protect purchases runs deep, as does brand affinity (aka trust) in our favorite online retailers. This combination can make insurance coverage a natural extension of certain buyer-seller relationships – and some verticals like appliances and other big-ticket consumer goods have turned point-of-sale...
Every merchant is looking for an edge – a way not only to make more money, but also to hit on fresh methods for building customer loyalty and trust. As we look to a new decade and as payments technology advances, eyes are turning toward...
January 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a big role in the future of the automotive industry both inside and outside of the car. Although most of the focus up until now has been focused on autonomous driving, recent developments show that the customer experience in buying and then driving a car is becoming an urgent issue. […]
June 16, 2021
The insurance market today offers a wide array of coverage options, from health and home insurance to pet policies. At the same time, the market is complicated and fragmented, which...
December 02, 2019
Every merchant is looking for an edge – a way not only to make more money, but also to hit on fresh methods for building customer loyalty and trust. As...
May 18, 2021
Extend, which provides extended warranty and product protection plans for merchants and shoppers via application programming interface (API)-first offerings, unveiled a SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led $260 million Series C funding round, according to a Tuesday (May 18) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Existing investors PayPal Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners and GreatPoint Ventures also took part in […]
