As noted by 9to5Mac over the weekend, Walmart still does not accept contactless payment options like Apple Pay at its more ...

Jim McKelvey and Jack Dorsey launched Square, Inc., in 2009. Square changed its name to Block, Inc. in December 2021. Since 2017, the company's Cash App has allowed merchants to use Bitcoin in the ...

Planning beats panic. Shoppers who timed purchases around major deal days and used price alerts paid less than last-minute ...

interview When it comes to security, AI agents are like self-driving cars, according to Block Chief Information Security Officer James Nettesheim.

The redesigned Dash Cart shows your running total in real time, making it easier to stay on budget and undo impulse buys ...

Retailers want to know if you’ll pay more than the next person for the same goods and services. And they’ll use data on ...

Store loyalty programs have evolved beyond simple punch cards. Engaging with your favorite store these days can involve tracking rewards points in a spreadsheet to determine how to get the maximum ...

OpenAI’s one step closer to making ChatGPT an ‘everything app’ that connects directly to Apple Music and DoorDash. OpenAI’s one step closer to making ChatGPT an ‘everything app’ that connects directly ...

Store loyalty programs used to be simple: You’d get a punch card at a local sub shop, buy eight sandwiches and get your ninth for free. It felt like a transparent “thank you” for your business. But ...

A new industry study suggests grocery shopping habits in the U.S. and Europe are undergoing a structural shift, with consumers relying less on weekly stock-up trips and more on quick, mission-driven ...

Popular food delivery service Instacart has been using a shady algorithm that charges different prices to different customers on the same grocery items in the same supermarkets without telling them, ...

A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how. If you’re near Rochester, New York, the ...