digital transformation

Retail Gets Even More Personal As The Year Winds Down
Retail Gets Even More Personal As The Year Winds Down
December 18, 2019  |  Retail

You can count on at least one thing for retail in 2020: Things will get much more personal. Evidence of that comes from the world...

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AI Firm Breaches Facial Recognition At Airports, Stores
AI Firm Breaches Facial Recognition At Airports, Stores
December 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Photos of faces and 3D masks have fooled facial recognition checkpoints at airports, as well as payment systems, but they can’t fool Apple’s Face ID...

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New Facebook AI Doubles Detection Of Fake Accounts
New Facebook AI Doubles Detection Of Fake Accounts
December 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook has been using a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and delete hundreds of millions of fake accounts, according to a report...

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eBay Releases New AI App For Fast Car Listings
eBay Releases New AI App For Fast Car Listings
December 13, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Online marketplace and auction site eBay has released eBay Motors, a new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to list a car in under five...

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Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
Zippin Raises $12M To Accelerate Cashierless Store Launches
December 12, 2019  |  Investments

Zippin, a cashierless checkout technology company, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, according to a release. The company, which was founded...

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The Keys To Big Wins In Payments And Commerce
The Keys To Big Wins In Payments And Commerce
December 12, 2019  |  Today In Data

Artificial intelligence is making strides in a variety of areas, some of them unexpected. Cross-border payments, alternative lending and FinTech are thriving in new ways – and for new players. And...

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How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
How Outdoorsy Is Balancing Buyer, Seller Payments In The RV World
December 12, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Sharing platforms in the $50 billion RV market are just the latest example of a sharing economy marketplace trying to grapple with fraudulent listings while...

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BoA’s Virtual Assistant Exceeds 10M Users; Launches New Features
BoA’s Virtual Assistant Exceeds 10M Users; Launches New Features
December 11, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bank of America (BoA) is introducing new features for its virtual financial assistant Erica, which has over 10 million users since launching nationwide last year,...

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CRM In The 2020s
CRM In The 2020s
December 10, 2019  |  Innovation

We operate more than a few high-powered, data-supported crystal balls here at PYMNTS, and one of the things we have learned about the future of...

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