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Embedded finance is on the rise in both the business and consumer payments markets. Analysts project its revenue will reach $1.91 trillion as adoption expands by 2028 This steady acceptance is opening fintech operations to a wide range of marketplace opportunities. At the same time, it is forcing banks to morph their traditional catbird seat domain...

We're coming up on another school year, so it's about time to start shopping for school supplies. I love summer but walking around on what feels like a frying pan has made me wish for the coolness of air-conditioned classrooms Let's talk about what tech devices to consider before returning to what I hope is cooler comfort in a few weeks when school...

Part of the worsening customer experience the retail industry faces today comes from a lack of adequate voice automation to streamline interaction with customer service calls. Wait times are skyrocketing, and it is much more difficult to reach a human agent than it was before the pandemic Traditional taped voice answering systems leave callers conf...

Meta took a step Tuesday toward abandoning its policy of removing misinformation about Covid from its platforms The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is asking its Oversight Board for an advisory opinion on whether measures taken to squash dangerous Covid-19 misinformation should continue or be modified....

GitHub gets the heave-ho by a software developer group. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old developer takes on the maintainer role of the near-abandoned Unity desktop The start of the summer season brought new and old Linux developments to the forefront. Long-time portable Porteus is freshly released after four years. It offers eight choices. Windows-like Lin...

The market for home security systems continues to grow despite concerns about false alerts, according to a new report from Parks Associates Security system ownership is at an all-time high in multiple sectors, the report noted, with more than a third of U.S. broadband households (36%) having home security systems and 41% of multi-dwelling unit mana...

A new report by a privileged access management firm (PAM) warns that IT security is worsening as corporations remain bogged down in deciding what to do and what it will cost Delinea, formerly Thycotic and Centrify, on Tuesday, released the research based on 2,100 security decision-makers internationally, revealing that 84% of organizations experien...

Cart abandoned! That is the action no e-commerce seller wants to see at their online store Many business owners believe they have done their best by releasing a mobile website or online store. However, more goes into creating a riveting online shopping experience that attracts the right customers, converts casual browsing to sales, and engages shop...

Last week I listened to a podcast from Lucid Motors SVP Mike Bell (ex-Apple, ex-Rivian) on what makes the Lucid Air and the coming Lucid SUV code-named Gravity, due in 2024, so very different from every other car on the road, including Tesla Given Tesla was heavily influenced by Apple, as well, it will be interesting to see the differences Apple br...

Retailers, take heed of Generation Z's desire for convenience in processing payments Without offering frictionless payments and a comprehensive set of system tools to meet the demands of this up-and-coming generation born between 1997 and 2012, retailers can say goodbye to Gen Z as customers....

Companies like Wayfair, Etsy, eBay, and many others in this troublesome inflationary era, struggle with an e-commerce reset as more consumers return to in-person shopping MasterCard has said that in-store shopping increased 10% in April, while e-commerce sales slipped almost 2% from a year ago. Even Amazon seems bruised with a 3% decline in online ...

A lawsuit against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups alleged to be part of a broker network for churning out fake product reviews was filed Tuesday by Amazon In its lawsuit, Amazon alleges the administrators have attempted to orchestrate the placement of bogus reviews on Amazon in exchange for money or free products. It added th...

A recent gathering of global cybersecurity pros explored the latest attack scenarios hackers use to infiltrate corporate networks. But unlike the hopes of misguided potential victims, no silver bullet or software guarantee will fully protect them The RSA Conference (RSAC) presenters focused on the surge in demand for implementing a Zero-Trust philo...

The rate of change in e-commerce has always been fast. Yes, Covid-19 put everything into overdrive, but many external factors were already in play before then While some online businesses are tackling the changes head on, ready and willing to adapt and stay agile in their approach, others are simply getting left behind. For these laggard retailers,...

Last week was crazier than usual in the tech world -- which says a lot Elon Musk was sued by Twitter to complete a deal it didn't want initially; some influential folks are falsely blaming Qualcomm for Apple's inability to execute on 5G; and Netflix partnered with Microsoft instead of Google or Comcast for ad-generated content....

In the past, e-commerce businesses have utilized site optimization and paid campaigns as primary means of revenue growth. Although this approach isn’t completely outdated, recent changes in consumer behavior, customer needs, and cost increases for paid advertisements have made the landscape of e-commerce marketing more complicated As far back as ...

Using no-code technology instead of dedicated code programmers could become the future of software development in retail marketing and related software-building industries. But it is not a one-size-fits-all solution for all use cases No-code, an approach to creating software applications that require little in the way of programming skills, lets wo...

Unless you are one of those rare folks who shuns the use of cell phones, you are walking around with a ticking cyber bomb in your pocket Smartphone malware is an ever-growing threat. More than 5 billion people use mobile phones worldwide. More than 90% of those individuals rely on smart- or internet-enabled phones with an average of 40 installed ap...

Inflation may be forcing many Americans to reduce their discretionary spending, but shopping still appears to be strong among the luxury set, according to a survey released Wednesday by Saks Higher-income consumers continue to spend on luxury, including health, wellness and fitness products, according to the Saks Luxury Pulse, which is based on a s...

Emerging fintech company Evvio wants marketplace operators to move beyond legacy e-commerce barriers in favor of new technology that eliminates outdated banking and payment processing Evvio in April announced the launch of Fluid Commerce, an e-commerce transactions platform that eliminates the need for credit cards, bank accounts, and third-party p...