Just in time for holiday and Christmas shopping, Walmart has launched The Walmart Toy Lab where kids can play with the top 20-rated toys on their computer or tablet. The online children’s marketing product feature was developed with interactive video entertainment producer Eko and is part of ...
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Disruptive Technologies
Disruptive Technologies
Cequence Security announced an innovative application security platform that protects against the growing number of malicious bot attacks impacting online businesses. An estimated 31% of internet traffic is now made up of malicious bots with another 31% of traffic made up by “good” bots and ...
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Internet of Things (IoT) payments will total an estimated $24.5 billion in 2018 but Juniper Research predicts the IoT payments market will grow at an impressive average of 75% per annum over the next 5 years, reaching $410 billion by 2023. A large portion of ...
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In 14 stores in its Dallas headquarters market, 7-Eleven is testing a mobile cashierless checkout app called Scan and Pay. Customers can pick up a Slurpee, snacks and other items, scan the product barcodes with a mobile app, pay by your favorite payment provider, display ...
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When you connect car lovers with e-commerce, you end up with a potential marketplace of $265 billion by 2023, according to the latest Juniper Research report. The report predicts the number of connected vehicles will jump from 330 million in 2018 to more than 775 ...
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Last week, Sears finally succumbed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a decades-long and painful struggle. Sears expects to close 142 unprofitable stores by the end of this year. Mattress Firm also announced bankruptcy plans to close 700 of its stores across the US. These ...
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Here are the top global payments news stories from this week, all curated for your weekend reading pleasure. Fed seeks feedback on plans for RTGS system for faster payments The Federal Reserve Board is calling for public comment on its plans to build a real-time ...
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Square today launched a new payment option for small businesses to let customers pay for larger purchases in monthly installments. Initially, the new Square Installments payments plan is available in 22 states for businesses already using Square payments. Brilliantly simple for customers Square Installments offers ...
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If you’re a certain age, you might remember the grand FW Woolworth’s department store. Founded in 1878, the successful chain pioneered the five-and-dime store where you could find thousands of products at reasonable prices. It grew into one of the world’s largest department store chains ...
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Along with the disruption in the financial market by technology are the growing burdens of compliance and its impact on the financial industry. A new whitepaper from Juniper Research projects spending on Regtech platforms will exceed $115 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $18 billion ...
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