Remove Course Remove Innovation Remove Operations Remove social media
article thumbnail

Why AI Is Social Media Fraud’s New Best Friend

PYMNTS

It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, or to suggest that social media has become marred beyond recognition. Digital Evolution. Fraud Increases. trillion in 2018.

article thumbnail

Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns

PYMNTS

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. which of course is Brexit-ing the EU). Closer to home, of course, antitrust efforts and legal actions against major tech companies are ramping up (and, of course, are not confined to U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Innovative ‘Green Shoots’ Growing Out Of COVID-19’s Scorched Earth

PYMNTS

There is never a good time for the emergence of a global disease, of course, but certain periods are markedly worse than others. The company also set up a multi-million-dollar subsidy program to reduce operating costs and capital risks for their merchants, in an effort to help them get back to work safely and efficiently.

article thumbnail

When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

PYMNTS

The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

article thumbnail

Facebook Deals With Rising Expenses As Regulatory Pressure Increases

PYMNTS

Facebook reported a 51 percent spike in its costs and expenses for the full year 2019 — that increase coming as the social media platform faces more questions from regulators and policymakers about its present and planned endeavors. 29), and reported that total costs and expenses hit some $46.71 billion, up 27 percent year over year.

article thumbnail

La Ligne’s Innovatively Old-School Approach To Fashion Retail

PYMNTS

La Ligne is often described as one of the quieter players in the space – though recently they’ve raised an undisclosed sum in their second round of fundraising in two-and-a-half years, and for the first time is looking to make a larger investment in marketing and social media penetration.

Retail 134
article thumbnail

Inside The FIS Innovation Process With EVP Bruce Lowthers

PYMNTS

The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with the tools to solve it. Anyone can have a good idea,” Lowthers said; innovation is about what you do with it. PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why?