Новости за 12.07.2024

Around the world, malls are adding new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to attract the high-income shoppers who own them and to get them to spend more time on site. BP, for instance, announced Wednesday (July 10) that Simon Property Group, the largest mall owner and developer in the U.S., has partnered with BP Pulse […]

British consumers have more complaints about the banking sector across the board than they did a year ago. Complaints about the sector reached their highest level in at least a decade, with all the most complained about products seeing year-over-year increases in cases, the United Kingdom’s Financial Ombudsman Service said in a Friday (July 12) […]

Prudent regulation is needed in helping to define the risks and rewards in emerging partnerships between financial institutions and banks — but current regulatory efforts may be too vague, critics charged at a Congressional hearing held Friday (July 12). A “field hearing” held by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy […]

Target is facing increased competition from online retailers with faster delivery and a wider selection of products. Customers are also shopping less frequently in physical stores. As a result, Target officials want to elevate their in-store experience to differentiate the retailers from competitors like Amazon and Walmart. “We want the in-store experience to be pleasant […]

As Taco Bell continues its paid subscription push — its “passes” — the quick-service restaurant (QSR) giant is seeing that, by offering a wider range of options tailored to different customers’ tastes, it can more broadly and effectively drive engagement amid inflation. The restaurant’s passes offer consumers one daily free order of a given menu […]

TerraPay and YeePay have partnered to enhance cross-border payment solutions for customers. The new strategic partnership brings together TerraPay’s global money movement capabilities and YeePay’s enterprise payment services, the companies said in a Monday (July 8) press release. Chen Yu, co-founder of YeePay, said in the release that the partnership “will allow both companies to work together […]

German financial regulator BaFin said Friday (July 12) that Solaris SE faces financial penalties if it doesn’t improve its controls. Solaris, which has a banking license in Germany but focuses on providing white-label services to other banks, has not fixed issues as ordered by BaFin in 2022, Bloomberg reported Friday (July 12), citing a statement from BaFin. In addition, new […]

B2B payments are famously never just payments, but a sophisticated combination of workflows and data. With the news Thursday (July 11) that Bank of America has added a transaction search engine to its CashPro banking platform, B2B solutions that bundle value-added services is gaining ground among buyers and suppliers alike. Having everything in one place […]

Barneys New York reportedly plans to expand both its product offerings and its distribution if the planned acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group by the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is completed. The brand, which closed its U.S. department stores after its 2019 bankruptcy and is now owned by Authentic Brands Group, aims to sell a […]

Banks today are caught between an ongoing digital shift and a challenging macro environment. With the release of Wells Fargo’s second quarter 2024 earnings on Friday (July 12), deftly navigating the two, as well as staying on top of compliance and risk management, was revealed to be top of mind for financial institutions and their […]

Amazon’s generative artificial intelligence-powered conversational shopping assistant, Rufus, is now available to all U.S. customers in the Amazon Shopping app. Introduced in February, Rufus answers questions on various shopping needs and products, the company said in a Friday (July 12) press release. “Since introducing Rufus, we’ve been thrilled to hear directly from customers how Rufus […]

U.S. companies are reportedly looking to this summer’s Paris Olympics to put them ahead of their competitors. Event sponsors have spent 18% more on the upcoming Olympics than they spent on the 2021 summer Olympics, Reuters reported Friday (July 12), citing Comcast’s NBCUniversal. Detailing the ways U.S. firms are using the event to try to boost their sales, […]

JPMorgan’s latest results, released Friday (July 12), showed that consumers continued to use their cards in full force, for both debit and credit payments. And though there are pockets of weakness in spending from lower income cohorts, according to management, spending trends are still strong — and there remain opportunities to grow presence in the […]

The interconnected global operating landscape has never held more opportunity for businesses. Or more threats. Gaining a deeper understanding of the threat landscape and the top tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of ransomware gangs is increasingly crucial for firms. News broke Friday (July 12) that a fraudster “unlawfully accessed and copied AT&T call logs” impacting […]

Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) has teamed up with Discover Global Network to expand the acceptance of and add new technology to its MILITARY STAR card. With this collaboration, the MILITARY STAR card will be accepted by more on-installation merchants and have fresh technology including EMV® chip technology, tap-to-pay and mobile wallet capabilities, […]

AT&T said Friday (July 12) that records of calls and texts of nearly all its wireless customers and others using its network were stolen in a cybersecurity incident. The stolen records identify the telephone numbers with which the wireless numbers of AT&T or mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network interacted between May […]

Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest diamond retailer, faces a distinct challenge in creating customer loyalty. Unlike frequently purchased consumer goods, jewelry purchases tend to be less frequent, necessitating a focus beyond transactional sales. “For jewelry brands, the focus transcends transactions,” Lisa Walker, president of jewelry services at Signet, said Wednesday (July 10) at The Lead […]

Past performance doesn’t always guarantee future results, but it can inform them. That’s particularly evident when it comes to the payments and commerce landscape, which has witnessed a sea of change in just the first half of the year, driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer expectations. Against that backdrop, PYMNTS sat down with Brian […]

As Walmart looks to hold its own against Amazon’s growing lead in retail, the company is leaning into its food and beverage stronghold, leveraging automation to scale its omnichannel grocery presence. On Wednesday (July 10), the retail giant announced plans for the future of its grocery network, which include stepping up the technology at four […]

While the Colosseum evokes gladiatorial battles, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes hold timeless beauty, modern Italy is embracing the digital age. Today’s Italians are increasingly turning to mobile wallets and online shopping, showcasing a blend of tradition and digital innovation. In PYMNTS Intelligence’s “How the World Does Digital” report, Italy ranked in the top half […]

Earnings season’s about to begin – on Friday, but the FinTech IPO Index’s 3.4% rally these past five sessions came amid several new partnership announcements. Upstart Leads the Momentum Upstart shares gathered more than 16% through the week.  Upstart announced that  Texans Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in Texas with more than […]

For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad range of services that forge a continuum of commerce, content and payments. But Apple’s opening its payments tech and its App store to rivals in Europe, which seemingly loosens some […]

OpenAI has reportedly developed a way to track its progress toward building artificial general intelligence (AGI), which is AI that can outperform humans. The company shared a new five-level classification system with employees on Tuesday (July 9) and plans to release it to investors and others outside the company in the future, Bloomberg reported Thursday (July 11), […]

Skild AI has raised $300 million in a Series A funding round to build an artificial intelligence (AI) model for robotics. The company will use the new capital to expand its team and to continue scaling its model and training datasets in preparation for future commercial deployment of its technology, Skild AI said in a […]

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee reportedly voted Thursday (July 11) to give the Justice Department a transcript of a closed-door hearing about threats posed by TikTok. The release of the transcript is meant to help the Justice Department defend a law that requires TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, to sell the app’s U.S. operations, Reuters reported Thursday. The transcript […]