Phia, an AI shopping agent co-founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates, has been collecting more than just users’ fashion preferences through its desktop browser extension. Four cybersecurity researchers told Fortune that the company’s browser extension, which is aimed at simplifying price comparisons for users, has been capturing a concerning amount of users’ information. In…
Recession fears aren’t hurting the wishlist and shopping app GoWish, which is seeing record numbers ahead of the 2025 holiday season. The app, which has north of 13.6 million registered users, had its best day yet this week, when on Monday it hit No. 2 on the U.S. App Store. While GoWish has seen similar…
Who’s going to win the digital wallet for the holidays? It was a question we asked as November started. A quick check of the PYMNTS app provider shopping rankings for October showed a few surprises climbing up the ranks. The PYMNTS.com Shopping Apps page offers a monthly ranking of smartphone Shopping Apps, assessing them based…
The next wave of retail disruption may not come from faster payments or smarter checkout tech, but from the habits of mobile window shoppers — consumers who never meant to buy anything in the first place. The Global Digital Shopping Index from PYMNTS Intelligence, commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, suggests that “mobile window shoppers” are quietly…
In celebration of Singapore’s 60 years of independence, Tatler looks at how the country continues to make an outsized mark on the world—not through scale, but through foresight and ambition. From tech visionaries and design trailblazers to cultural leaders and a decorated Paralympian, these individuals reflect the nation’s unique blend of agility, integrity and global…
15 Bermuda Shorts for Women 2025 – Cute Bermuda Shorts Between sleek alternatives to your everyday trousers and longer denim shorts you can reach for when cutoffs won’t cut it, the longline silhouette deserves a spot in your wardrobe. And yes, they can be quite elegant too – especially when styled with tweed jackets, ladylike…
Israel-based e-commerce and AI-driven apparel-sizing firm MySize aims to expand its reach in fashion resale and up its circularity profile with the acquisition of European second-hand fashion marketplace Percentil. Percentil was founded in Spain to promote second-hand fast fashion from brands such as Zara, Mango and Massimo Dutti. The retailer filed for bankruptcy in February,…
Sinziana Albu, Senior News Editor at The Paypers, shares insights into the fast fashion industry, particularly on the way multiple companies have partnered with financial institutions in order to gain back customer trust after being accused of leveraging user data illegally, polluting the environment, exploiting workers, and more. The fast fashion industry focuses on a…