The latest numbers out of the payments and commerce world show eCommerce and other retail gains for a major U.S.-based player, while another company – one more closely focused on lending – showed growth in personal and auto loans. But growth is about more than...
Banks, financial institutions (FIs) and other firms are grappling with a flood of application fraud and identity theft. In other news, customers see self-service kiosks and online ordering as important features to a quick-service restaurant’s (QSR’s) success. And Rapyd, which is focused on the integration of far-flung financial services through...
Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets, such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Uber’s and Lyft’s initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to take place this year, which bring more light to their respective financials, and North American retailers are adopting Alipay in brick-and-mortar stores and online. At the same time, the share of...
Increasingly, the subscription model has gained traction across all manner of offerings – from meal kits to razors to, of course, movies and video games and even online workouts. The pay-as-you-go aspect of getting services and goods delivered to a device or to the doorstop...
The world of payments and commerce isn’t moving at a snail’s pace these days. And last week’s events managed to qualify it for “thrill-a-minute” status between the lofty and ambitious projects started, stopped and debated that made the headlines. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Data is everywhere, and ripe for the mining. It can help financial firms offer better services and can help healthcare providers set up payment plans tailored to individual clients’ needs – and make sure revenue is not left on the table. But data can only...
The idea of “on demand” is firmly entrenched in the consumer mindset – increasingly so, as services are ever more digital, and rendered on a global scale. The opportunity is there for banks, retailers and media companies, among others, to tap new markets and consumers’...
Contextual commerce is everywhere, and much desired by consumers (just check out some of the latest stats from the Digital Consumer Report). But merchants need to keep an eye on fraud, even as they endeavor to keep the (digital) wheels of commerce humming. Fighting fraud...
For consumers, and increasingly for businesses, speed is coveted when it comes to payments. That’s especially true as transactions are done in bits and bytes – increasingly so – and at all hours of the day. Any number of “faster” rails are coming online through...
