Sms news and trends

SoundHound AI and ChowNow Team on Responsive Restaurant Call Answering

August 30, 2023
Deep Dive: Using Phone Verification And Text Messaging For Secure Checkouts
Digital Onboarding // November 26, 2020

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Embr Labs On Driving Customer Engagement, Checkout Conversion With SMS Services
Digital Onboarding // November 25, 2020

SMS-based communication is a valuable tool for everything from onboarding verification to customer outreach, but one that just 39 percent of merchants use today. Sam Shames, co-founder and chief operating officer of wearable technology startup Embr Labs, explains the value of using SMS services to...

New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales
Digital Onboarding // November 24, 2020

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The Pandemic Fuels SMS, Social Commerce, Independent Bookstores
Today In Data // May 12, 2020

Retailers are finding new methods to stay in contact with customers during the pandemic, such as SMS messaging, which has also given a boost to social commerce as companies such as Levi’s have gone public with their participation in TikTok’s “Shop Now” program. And in eCommerce, independent bookstores are seeing new life...

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Mobile Phones Are The Better Consumer Authentication Mousetrap

August 07, 2019
At this point in 2019, we’ve all dealt with some flavor of two-factor authentication that uses SMS one-time passcodes. We attempt a sign-in and see a prompt that tells us that a six- (or nine, or four) digit PIN is being texted to us, and that we have to enter it to proceed with our login […]

New Standards For Authenticating Digital Identity

August 10, 2017
Fraud is constantly evolving, so why shouldn’t digital identity protection? The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently updated its Digital Identity Guidelines, to include authentication — and the scope...

Quick Reads
SoundHound AI and ChowNow Team on Responsive Restaurant Call Answering

August 30, 2023
SoundHound AI, Inc., a leader in voice artificial intelligence, has joined forces with ChowNow, an online ordering and marketing platform for independent restaurants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare

February 28, 2020
Sphere, a leader in end-to-end payment solutions, will team up with VisitPay, which works with medical patient payment and security, to improve patient payment processes. Get the Full Story Complete...

Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS

December 03, 2019
To help Shopify shops keep in touch with consumers through SMS, Postscript notched $4.5 million in funding. Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed by Wufoo Co-founder Kevin Hale...

TrueDialog SMS Provider Leaks Millions Of Business Texts

December 02, 2019
An exposed database run by TrueDialog revealed millions of SMS text messages, according to published reports on Sunday (Dec. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...