| Mastercard, Samsung team for pay on demand, Bitcoin plummets, How J.D.com uses AI to connect consumers with commerce |  | | How JD.com Uses AI To Connect Consumers With Commerce AI is often described as âthe thingâ that will reinvent retail. Not unless, says Dr. Xiaodong He, Deputy Managing Director of JD AI Research, it powers a fully integrated and interconnected eCommerce ecosystem. He takes Karen Webster inside the latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered innovations that JD is using to connect consumers with a curated commerce experience, in real time. |
| Will Consumers Warm To Subscription Banking? The subscription economy has reached into literally every nook and cranny, including banking. Aion CEO Wojciech Sobieraj tells Karen Webster that as consumers facing increasingly uncertain times, many middle class families will pay a monthly subscription fee to access their bank â concierge style. Could it work? |
| Kicking The Paper Check From Its Public Payment Perch Paper checks persist in municipal, state and government payments all over the U.S. despite years of predictions about their impending demise. Mastercard Senior Vice President, Kathryn Cleary says that using checks for public payments probably wonât die for years to come â but a growing patchwork of public players are trying hard to hasten their demise. Hereâs how. |
| Vacasa On Using AI To Put Predictability In Home Sharing Home sharing platform, Vacasa has raised more than $500 million in funding and recently paid $162 million to buy Wyndham Vacation Rentals in a bid to build their position in the hotly competitive home sharing space. Vacasa COO Bob Milne tells PYMNTS that AI is key to creating their competitive edge, including when to alert property owners that their property needs a deep cleaning. |
| | Commerce Connected Playbook™ | | Ace Is The Place With The Helpful Omnichannel Strategy While eCommerce may be thriving, that doesnât mean retailers should ignore evolving their in-store experiences. In fact, retailers that focus on revamping only one sales channel are more likely to have difficulties generating consumer loyalty. In the latest Commerce Connected Playbook, PYMNTS spoke with Deanna Moreno Hernandez at Ace Hardware about the importance of crafting seamless omnichannel shopping experiences to boost customer conversion. |
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