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Faster Payments
Skipify and Synchrony Team on Frictionless Checkouts
March 13, 2024

Checkout-centric FinTech Skipify has launched a partnership with consumer finance company Synchrony. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

B2B Payments
Study Finds Embedded Finance Innovations Keep Momentum Despite Adoption Hurdles
March 13, 2024

The telecom and media sector is witnessing a surge in demand for embedded finance solutions, with a strong inclination toward embracing innovations such as installment plans, digital wallets, loyalty programs and corporate credit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

CFPB
Critics Blast CFPB’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach to Digital Payments Oversight
March 13, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is overstepping its bounds when it comes to regulating digital payments firms — especially larger players — critics charged at a Wednesday (March 13) House hearing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Family Dollar Parent Plans to Shutter Nearly 1,000 Stores
March 13, 2024

Dollar Tree says it plans to close nearly of its 1,000 Family Dollar locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

B2B Payments
Growing Digital B2B Payments With Open Banking and APIs
March 13, 2024

All the complexity and complications inherent to B2B payments have one, simple solution: going digital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Retail
Grocery’s Omnichannel Present and Future Highlighted in Latest Big Box Retail Data
March 13, 2024

Amazon and Walmart — and the pitched battle between the two for all manner of retail spend — gets a fair share of digital ink in these digital pages. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Banking
Blank Check Firm Porticoes Plans to Snap Up Fallen Banks
March 13, 2024

Blank check firm Porticoes Capital is reportedly planning to buy up failed U.S. banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Security & Fraud
Scam Factories Exploit Advanced Tech to Amplify Payments Fraud
March 13, 2024

Scam factories, where perpetrators themselves are victims of a system they help perpetuate, present a significant challenge to the integrity of global financial networks, resulting in an estimated $75 billion lost over the last four years.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Retail
Allbirds Closing Stores as Retailers Feel the Burn of Shopper Cutbacks
March 12, 2024

Not long after touting its brick-and-mortar expansion, footwear brand Allbirds is becoming the latest merchant to shutter stores — a move that comes as consumers’ budgeting behavior amid financial challenges takes a hit on retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...