In the “2025 Global Digital Shopping Index: Singapore Edition,” released by PYMNTS Intelligence and commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, a survey of 1,510 consumers and 425 merchants in Singapore, underscores the reality that smartphones are not just tools for online purchases. They’re integral to the entire shopping journey, including in-store experiences. The island nation stands…
Every new trend comes with its own nomenclature. In the 1980s, it was yuppie for young urban professional. The 1990s saw the rise of the expression soccer mom. In the 2000s, we had hipsters. Now there’s a new term in artificial intelligence programming: vibe coding. Coined by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy, vibe coding refers to…
With so many companies reporting earnings over the last two weeks — including the new entry, Chime — we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the category of personal finance in our app provider rankings. And it’s a good thing we did, because the top movers for July in…
Fast-food chains are still ringing up sales, but the diners they serve look different from a year ago. McDonald’s said this week that profit for the spring quarter rose 11% to $2.25 billion, helped by a 3.8% gain in worldwide same-store sales. But growth at U.S. outlets slowed to 2.5%. Executives pointed to “continued pressure”…
Critical Metals Corp. made a discovery that could strengthen Western access to key materials used in semiconductors and clean energy technology. The company found high-grade concentrations of gallium and rare earth elements (REEs) at its Tanbreez Project in southern Greenland, according to a Monday (Aug. 4) press release. New assays taken from surface samples and…
With CVS reporting stronger earnings last week, in large part based on its deployment of digital solutions, we took a look at the App Provider rankings for prescription apps and found some surprises for July. The PYMNTS prescription app provider page offers a monthly ranking of prescription apps, assessing them based on publicly-available information and…
Luxury conglomerate LVMH is reportedly looking to sell fashion brand Marc Jacobs for about $1 billion. LVMH is discussing deals with multiple parties and could reach a deal soon, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (July 25), citing unnamed sources. LVMH did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. According to the WSJ report, the company is known…
U.S. consumers who make purchases through Klarna can later list eligible items on fashion resale marketplace Poshmark with a few taps. When they tap on past purchases in the Klarna app, listings on Poshmark will be automatically prefilled with product details and images, enabling consumers to list the items in seconds and earn cash for…
The European Commission is reportedly likely to accept Apple’s changes to its App Store rules and fees, eliminating the threat of daily fines from the antitrust regulator. The timing of an announcement of official approval of the changes is uncertain, but could come within weeks, Reuters reported Tuesday (July 22), citing unnamed sources. Asked about…
Summertime. Time for heat, humidity, vacations, beaches and a lot of kids as well as adults looking for part-time work. It inspired a look at the gig economy apps in our app provider rankings, where we found a few surprises. The PYMNTS Gig Economy app provider ranking page offers a monthly ranking of smartphone gig…