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The best, and most lasting innovations, are those that beget other innovations.
That’s because innovation rarely happens in isolation. The strongest pushes of forward progress frequently build upon existing knowledge, technology or infrastructure. Each new innovation becomes a link to subsequent ones, forming a continuous chain of progress.
And as the March 2025 adoption deadline for the ISO...
Streaming platforms have transformed the content and digital entertainment landscape.
Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and many others all offer subscribers access to thousands of movies, TV shows, documentaries and other forms of entertainment. While this abundance of options might seem like a good thing, it can overwhelm users and make it difficult for them to choose what to...
Institutional investors are going to play a bigger role in the cryptocurrency trading market, Bakkt said Wednesday (May 15) when announcing its latest quarterly results.
Bakkt, which provides custody, trading and onramp capabilities for the crypto economy, said in a presentation released Wednesday that this increase in the mainstream adoption of crypto was sparked by the Securities and Exchange...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the unsealing of an indictment Wednesday (May 15) charging two brothers with crimes resulting from an alleged “cutting-edge scheme” in which they stole $25 million worth of cryptocurrency from the ethereum blockchain.
Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, of New York, were arrested Tuesday (May 14) and charged Wednesday with...
EBay has unveiled a new “resell on eBay” feature designed to make it easier for brands and consumers to list clothing on the online marketplace.
The new feature will be built into Certilogo’s Secure by Design digital ID, accessible by scanning a connected product’s smart label, and will enable users to list clothing on eBay with a couple of clicks of a button, eBay said in a Wednesday (May 15) ...
Consumers and businesses — running the gamut of transaction types and across demographics — are pivoting toward faster and digital payment options.
Overall, as detailed in two reports by Federal Reserve Financial Services, last year saw a 31% increase in digital wallet use by businesses, and a roughly commensurate 32% increase in consumer usage.
“These changes, particularly consumers’ use of...
Paymentology and Audax Financial Technology have partnered to enable financial institutions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East to launch and manage their own branded card program.
With the Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution enabled by this partnership, financial institutions can launch a program in a matter of months, without the complexities associated with traditional methods, the companies...
Shopify and Astound Digital have partnered to improve retailers’ digital commerce efforts.
Through the partnership, the companies aim to offer retailers higher conversion rates and lower costs, as well as better customer satisfaction, according to a Wednesday (May 15) news release.
By combining Astound’s digital commerce experience with Shopify’s unified commerce platform, the companies said they...
Google’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search summaries could significantly impact online publishers by driving users away from their websites and toward the tech giant’s own results, potentially reshaping the online landscape and raising concerns among content creators who rely on website traffic for advertising revenue.
The feature, set to reach more than a billion people by the end...
April’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows that inflation’s torrid pace is cooling, at least a bit.
But one would be hard-pressed to think anything resembling relief is being felt by the U.S. consumer.
As reported Wednesday (May 15), the CPI released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that prices were 0.3% higher in April as measured against March’s levels, and prices were 3.4% over the...