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NEW REPORT: Can Smart TV Be Retailâs New MVP? Retailers are starting to tune in to the potential of smart TVs for offering on-screen, real-time commercial purchasing. In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things Trackerâ¢, Connekt CEO Mike Fitzsimmons explains how the companyâs ShopTV app lets viewers buy goods from the commercials theyâre watching with a few clicks of a remote. That story plus the latest headlines on wearable tech, Amazon Alexaâs job hunt and a directory of nearly 250 IoT players, inside the Tracker. Read More... |
The Conversations That Defined The Reinvention Of Retail In 2017 The year 2017 was a very "best of times, worst of times" year for retailers. Over the last 12 months, PYMNTS talked to the merchants and the technologists who enabled retailâs reinventionâs great leaps forward in the face of a tough uphill climb for many. We have the round-up of the big topics, and the big insights at the heart of those conversations. Read More... |
Startup Roundup: Greeting 2018 With Open Arms Life gets crazy around the holidays, and it was no different for the six startups weâve been tracking every month for the latter part of 2017. Find out who helped retailers fight holiday fraud; landed a major partnership to take its âwearables payâ product global, put the wheels of cross-border payments transformation in motion and is taking its faster payments act to a global stage next month. Details in this monthâs Startup Roundup. Read More... |
| 2017 Payments Milestones | Mastercardâs Miebach On 2017âs Big Payments Breakthroughs If past is prologue, then before we look ahead to 2018, Mastercardâs chief product officer, Michael Miebach, says itâs wise to take stock of the important milestones that drove payments innovation over the last 12 months. Top of Miebachâs list? Acquisitions, APIs and AI. And, the one thing that he says set the stage in 2017 for the new consumer and business payments experiences that will pave the way for the next year of payments innovation milestones. Read More... | |