| Bain Capital Technologyâs Bet On hey And Japanâs Digital Payments Shift Japan was home to one of the worldâs first mobile-commerce innovations with the DoCoMo mobile wallet in 2004, but the nationâs economy remains heavily cash-based more than 15 years later. Still, Darren Abrahamson, managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, tells Karen Webster that could be about to change. Hereâs why â and why Bainâs investment in Japanese eCommerce digital-payments platform hey is proof. |
| The FIâs Guide To Modernizing Digital Payments |
| Deustche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Paymentsâ Digital Transformation Instant payouts have become the name of the game for vendors and suppliers facing crumbling revenue streams, but banks can find themselves struggling to facilitate faster B2B payments. In this monthâs The FIâs Guide to Modernizing Digital Payments, PYMNTS talks to Vikram Dewan, Deutsche Bank's chief information officer, about how regulatory compliance complicates payments digitization â and why change must begin with shifting away from paper. |
| How Roku Connects To The Disconnected Home Homes are becoming more connected in many ways, but are also disconnecting from things like traditional cable TV. Roku is keeping its eye on both trends, according to Mark Ely, the companyâs vice president of product strategy. Ely tells PYMNTS that more and more consumers are âcutting the cordâ with cable partly as a content play and partly a value play. Hereâs how Roku aims to capitalize on the trend. |
| Liquor Sales Up, But Glass Is Still Half Empty Spirits maker Diageo – think Johnny Walker whisky, Tanqueray ginand other popular drinks – took a huge writedown this week amid a big worldwide sales decline. However, alcohol sales are actually up sharply in America. Why the disconnect? |
| | Payments Orchestration Playbook | | New Report: Why Itâs Time To Retire The Subscription Paywall Getting consumers to subscribe to digital content is mostly an all or nothing endeavor: pay up via a standardized subscription paywall or go without accessing the content, says Trevor Kaufman, CEO of SaaS firm Piano.io. In this monthâs Payments Orchestration Playbook, Kaufman discusses the importance of moving past this one-size-fits all approach to one that gauges consumer interest to determine whether paying per month, per piece or something else will maximize conversion. |
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