April 25, 2024
This Week in B2B: Enterprise Metaverses, AI Accountants, Virtual Cards

Innovation is a key factor in any company’s ability to succeed in the long run.  And so are the ways in which they pay and get paid. That’s why, within...

April 25, 2024
First-Quarter GDP Slows as Consumers Pull Back on Spending

And now it seems the slowdown is here. Markets slumped by more than 1% Thursday morning (April 25) on the latest reading on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, courtesy of...

April 25, 2024
Shoppers Demand More Experiential Brick-and-Mortar Stores

With eCommerce often proving the most convenient option for the practical elements of shopping, consumers are demanding brick-and-mortar retailers provide them with an experience they cannot get online. Foot Locker...

April 25, 2024
Visa Teams With AWS to Streamline Cross-Border Payments

Visa says it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). “Visa’s presence in the APN will help enable its partners and clients, including cloud-native fintechs, to access and integrate select...

April 25, 2024
Thredd CEO: Compliance Will Define Future of Payments

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. That quote, by management consultant Peter F. Drucker, holds more true today than ever before — particularly given...

April 25, 2024
Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive

The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place.  That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new...

April 24, 2024
DoorDash and Walgreens Team to Offer SNAP/EBT Payments

DoorDash has teamed with Walgreens to offer SNAP/EBT payments at nearly 7,800 locations. According to its announcement Wednesday (April 24), DoorDash is the first platform that enables SNAP customers to make purchases directly from Walgreens...

April 24, 2024
Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one...

April 24, 2024
Uber and Klarna Team on New Payment Options for Rides,...

Uber and Klarna have joined forces to offer users new ways to pay for rides and deliveries. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (April 24), lets users in the U.S., Germany and Klarna’s home country Sweden...