digital economy

As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
March 25, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Here’s some advice for your next, or first, trip to New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS Bureau of Crawfish): If you happen to be staying...

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How HomeAway Uses Payments To Build Trust In The Sharing Economy
How HomeAway Uses Payments To Build Trust In The Sharing Economy
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

If the digital economy crosses borders – with commerce always on, across time zones and currencies – the platform model should be a perfect fit...

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FinTech’s New Face, And The Fight Against New Fraud
FinTech’s New Face, And The Fight Against New Fraud
February 22, 2019  |  Today In Data

Not all FinTech providers are FinTech firms — the reasons behind that help bring a deeper understanding of the modern digital economy. That said, digital technology...

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Merchants And Innovators Fight Friction — But Sometimes It Wins
Merchants And Innovators Fight Friction — But Sometimes It Wins
February 07, 2019  |  Today In Data

Reducing friction is among the top goals of the digital era. Sometimes, real-life payments hassles encourage entrepreneurial action to fix a global problem. Other times, innovators combine...

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Sift: Fraud Prevention Hinders Biz Growth
Sift: Fraud Prevention Hinders Biz Growth
January 29, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new report has revealed a “critical disconnect” between fraud prevention and business growth. Sift‘s report, “Digital Trust & Safety: Aligning Security and Growth Strategies,”...

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Today In Data: The Seen And Unseen Advantages Of The Digital World
Today In Data: The Seen And Unseen Advantages Of The Digital World
January 21, 2019  |  Today In Data

The world of financial services is no longer going digital – it’s gone digital, a fact confirmed by the recent spree of bank earnings reports...

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Will Google And The Digital Economy Be Tied To EU’s ‘Right To Be Forgotten’?
Will Google And The Digital Economy Be Tied To EU’s ‘Right To Be Forgotten’?
January 11, 2019  |  Google

Excuse the hyperbole, but Google (and other search engines) dodged a bullet this week when it came to privacy regulations that come out of the...

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Today In Data: Creating The Next Generation Of Digital Connections
Today In Data: Creating The Next Generation Of Digital Connections
December 13, 2018  |  Today In Data

While it is easy to feel like the whole world’s gone digital, the reality is that there are larger than expected places that are still...

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Whitepages Pro CEO: Fraud 3.0 And Why Merchants Are Unprepared
Whitepages Pro CEO: Fraud 3.0 And Why Merchants Are Unprepared
December 13, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Computing power is dirt cheap, thanks to cloud infrastructure. Jurisdiction is always a few steps behind, though — who is really going to bust down...

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