It started with a simple premise. PYMNTS asked a cross-section of the companies we work with to give us their take on their wishes for the world as we approach 2021. In addition, we wanted to know how these companies and executives were planning for...
Thanksgiving is America’s most traditional holiday as, for generations, families have sat around the table to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And though there is some variety of opinions on what constitutes the correct, traditional trimmings line-up — mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing and...
PYMNTS asked 30 payment executives to make a prediction about payments and commerce that they’d put in a time capsule to be unearthed at the end of 2020. Among the common themes to emerge: Change will come to the point of sale (POS), spurred by...
Billboards are not going gently into that good night. In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Examples abound. Amid data sharing and online privacy controversies, Facebook recently promoted on...
Plagiarism has made its way from traditional journalism-related courses to computer science programs across the country. But instead of copying papers and reports, students are ripping each other’s computer code off and claiming it as their own. A recently published article by The New York...
This week marked the 181th anniversary of the birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens — or, as he he is better known to his many generations of fans, Mark Twain. Mark Twain is a particular favorite at payments, as he is easily the most quotable writer...
OK, so when U.S. consumers are searching for gifts online, they apparently are most concerned about the ability to search for and find products on a retailer’s site, according to a recent report. Shop.org Retail’s Digital Summit survey said that more than one-third of shoppers...
The majority of financial service providers familiar with the blockchain say the technology will emerge as the “most significant technological development since the Internet,” according to a new report that offered renewed support for a tool for which some players have expressed doubts. Analysis from...
The numbers are on the up this week! But don’t let that fool you. Rising corporate finance metrics don’t always mean good news. Find out which figures led to good growth — like digital corporate payments increases or a rise in SME hedging practices —...
