In about two weeks, 2018 will be one for the history books. And from a payments and commerce perspective, it really has been one heck...
Five years ago, a voice-activated device was mostly something that existed in the realm of science fiction. Siri had been around for a year or two...
In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. While brick-and-mortar stores are still popular with shoppers, they are...
Connected devices — smartphones, tablets, voice-activated speakers, smartwatches, in-car dashboard systems — are changing how consumers in the U.S. buy and pay. Not just some...
In 2009, consumers first coined the term “Whole Paycheck” as a tongue-in-cheek way to describe the sticker shock many felt when looking at their receipts...
Before there was Alexa, Bixby, Siri and Google Assistant, there was Emma Nutt. Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was...
Predicting the future is hard work, and as we come to the close of the 21st century’s second decade, it is fair to say that...
Speak. Listen. Shop. Get informed. Commerce – and so much else – will never be the same in a world where the spoken word is making inroads. It’s...
When a consumer talks to a voice assistant, odds are very good that Alexa‘s is the digital voice they will hear. According to eMarketer data,...