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B2B Payments
How Industry-Tailored Data Eases Travel’s B2B Payments Pains
July 07, 2020

The travel industry has a long, arduous path ahead, and it’s unclear what the sector will look like as it endures a painful period of disruption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
SMB Alt-Lending Gears Up For Another Industry Shakeup
July 07, 2020

The level of market volatility hitting the U.S. and other nations around the world as a result of the global pandemic continues to draw comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis — so it’s only natural that analysts may turn to the past in an effort to...

Banking
General Atlantic’s Dr. Jud Linville On FinTechs And What’s Ahead For Banks
July 07, 2020

The digital transformation of financial services that began well before the pandemic has only accelerated in recent months. 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...

Retail
Visa On The Changing Needs Of Merchants At The (Digital) Checkout
July 07, 2020

Merchants’ needs have changed dramatically due to the pandemic. 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,...

eCommerce
What Merchants Should And Shouldn’t Outsource
July 07, 2020

Online merchants should focus their internal resources on their core business applications, sticky.io Chief Technology Officer Clark Huang told PYMNTS in a recent podcast conversation. There are parts of a company’s eCommerce experience where it makes sense to keep them in-house, but other parts where it...

Payments Innovation
From Why To How Fast: Getting Contactless Payments Up To Speed In Public Transportation
July 07, 2020

COVID-19 is derailing public transportation the world over, but Fernando Souza, vice president at payments platform CyberSource tells PYMNTS it’s also creating a huge push toward replacing cash and paper tickets with contactless payments. The conversations with transportation systems are no longer about 'why' but...

eCommerce
US Online Grocery Sales Hit $7.2B In June
July 06, 2020

Online grocery sales growth continued in June as the pandemic continued to shape the way people shopped for necessities like food, according to a new survey by Brick Meets Click. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Retail Foot Traffic Dips As COVID Cases Rise
July 06, 2020

In the past two weeks, shopping levels have fallen again as coronavirus cases surge in the United States, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Security & Fraud
Wirecard Exec Who Ran Unit At Heart Of Scandal In Custody In Munich
July 06, 2020

Wirecard executive Oliver Bellenhaus, 46, has been arrested in Munich for his alleged central role in the massive worldwide fraud case currently enveloping the company, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...