Millions more smartphone users in Africa will now have access to basic banking services like borrowing and saving as the popular mobile financial service platform M-Pesa expands to cover more countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Despite all the political rancor going on in the U.S., consumer sentiment among consumers increased in May based on preliminary data from the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Merchants and consumers alike have a host of reasons to love financing. Consumers get to purchase more or better than their cash budgets might have allowed, or get to hold on to their cash for longer. And merchants get a chance to both up their...
American Express CEO Ken Chenault said last week that he would like to see more growth in the economy, but overall he is happy with the company’s performance, saying its first quarter was “very, very good.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
There’s an up-and-coming age group of stock investors who may change the way people traditionally think of investments. 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...
What to make of the jobs and wages data that, newly in the rearview mirror, are harbingers, or not, of things to come on the employment front? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Amid a slew of economic data released by government agencies tied to February and March, job openings across the United States were at a seven-month high as measured in February. And as Reuters reported, the hiring pace was down. Get the Full Story Complete the...
In the U.S., at least, debt is no four-letter word. 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...
Elevate Credit, the lending startup that last year delayed its initial public offering, went public late last week, beginning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
