digital transformation

74 Million Employees Embraced ‘Work From Anywhere’ Trend in US This Summer
74 Million Employees Embraced ‘Work From Anywhere’ Trend in US This Summer
September 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Summer 2022 was the first breath of fresh air in more than two years for many consumers across the U.S. It was the first time...

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Smart Texts Can Turn Abandoned Carts Into Conversions
Smart Texts Can Turn Abandoned Carts Into Conversions
August 31, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Cart abandonment often occurs when consumers become frustrated while searching for certain items and price points. It’s costing billions in lost sales, but there are...

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Panera Tests Voice AI as QSRs Automate to Meet Drive-Thru Demand
Panera Tests Voice AI as QSRs Automate to Meet Drive-Thru Demand
August 29, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Fast-casual brand Panera Bread, which has more than 2,100 bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) voice ordering technology at...

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Lumachain Raises $19.5M for Global Rollout of Meat Industry Platform
Lumachain Raises $19.5M for Global Rollout of Meat Industry Platform
August 25, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Lumachain has raised $19.5 million in Series A funding to accelerate the global rollout of its computer-vision based artificial intelligence (AI) platform for meat and...

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Fraud Orchestration Offers Merchants Extra Lines of Defense During Peak Sales Seasons
Fraud Orchestration Offers Merchants Extra Lines of Defense During Peak Sales Seasons
August 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Amanda Mickleburgh, product director for fraud at ACI Worldwide, tells PYMNTS that fraud orchestration can be a key line of defense as merchants (and fraudsters)...

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Understaffed Restaurants Turn to Robo-Voice Assistants to Take Orders
Understaffed Restaurants Turn to Robo-Voice Assistants to Take Orders
August 24, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

The staff at Danny Meyer’s New York City restaurants may soon include robo-voice assistants. On Tuesday (Aug. 23), ConverseNow, a company that offers artificial intelligence...

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C2FO, Vic.ai Pair Working Capital Platform With AI to Speed Invoices
C2FO, Vic.ai Pair Working Capital Platform With AI to Speed Invoices
August 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

C2FO and Vic.ai have partnered on an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered invoice acceleration solution that they say will help enterprise customers reduce payment cycles for their...

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AI Turns SCA Into Opportunity for eCommerce Checkout Improvement
AI Turns SCA Into Opportunity for eCommerce Checkout Improvement
August 22, 2022  |  Authentication

In the context of eCommerce, strong customer authentication (SCA) refers to the steps merchants need to put in place to confirm that the person making...

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Swiss Startup PeakData Raises $12M in Series A
Swiss Startup PeakData Raises $12M in Series A
August 22, 2022  |  Investments

Swiss HealthTech startup PeakData raised €12.1 million ($12 million) in a Series A round led by AlbionVC, which also saw participation from Octopus Ventures and...

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