Adam Aron, AMC’s CEO, is looking at potentially accepting shiba inu crypto payments, a report from Bitcoin.com said. He sought the public’s opinion with a Twitter poll on Friday (Oct. 29). TWITTER POLL #2: As you know, you can now purchase AMC gift cards using...
As we’ve learned through a series of studies this year, paycheck-to-paycheck living is more widespread than previously thought, including high earners and other consumers not traditionally associated with making ends meet. For these consumers, various incentives paired with mass payouts can be a lifesaver. PYMNTS’...
The digital card is coming, although ubiquity will be a marathon — not a sprint. IDEMIA Senior Vice President of Strategy Mehdi Elhaoussine and Mastercard Executive Vice President of Merchants and Acceptance Kush Saxena told Karen Webster tangible cards — the plastic and metal rectangles...
Apollo Fintech on Wednesday (Oct. 27) announced its bank wire network, Knox Wire, will debut Jan. 15, 2022, and that registrations are now available for the platform, which can process same-day cross-border payments for almost 20,000 financial institutions around the world. Knox Wire’s network can...
Millions of people with poor credit or no credit can be thought of as the “invisibles” of retail commerce, whose options for buying many items were extremely limited, until recently. The rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) installment payments is bringing millions into the...
PayPal is debuting a new all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) solution Zettle Terminal, which offers better in-store mobility for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a press release. Zettle Terminal, which is now available in the U.K. and will launch in other markets throughout the rest...
In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” 33 payment executives discuss what payments’ “new normal” looks like. Ron Dichter, chief revenue officer at Fortis, explores how consumers’ payments preferences drastically changed when the world shifted to digital. From swiping a magnetic strip in-person to instant...
In just two years, Latin American debit and credit card use rates have essentially swapped their market share positions. In 2019, roughly 60% of the total purchases in the region were made through credit, whereas today, 65% of total sales from both physical and eCommerce...
Aetna is looking toward September of next year to switch to all-digital payments, remittances and explanation of benefits statements – a goal which it has already started. A report says the transition began in September of this year. Aetna is trying to get providers to...
