Uber reportedly will partner with FinTech Flutterwave to offer Uber Cash, a digital wallet feature, in Africa. 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...
As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released a report that says 25,000 retail storefronts will close by the end of the year. Coresight’s research is not in...
As retailers reopen and take stock of new post-pandemic consumer dynamics, the role of industry trade groups is changing. Groups like the National Retail Federation (NRF) focused more on economic forecasts and supply chain issues as other advocacy groups that have taken the fight for...
With Vroom motoring its way to a high-valuation IPO, it’s a good time to take stock of how a digital model for buying cars survived and thrived in the most challenging business environment of the digital era. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
As it invites more customers into its stores, Best Buy Co. Inc. said that shoppers will have the ability to “safely and freely” shop at most of its retail locations sans appointment. The electronics retailer will start letting a limited number of customers into over...
Consumer spending in the United States gradually increased last month as shoppers arose from lockdown. Mastercard figures indicated that retail sales in the U.S., outside of the auto industry, fell only 5.6 percent in May from a year prior compared to a 14.1 percent drop...
App-based digital challenger banks have been solidifying and expanding customer bases ever since COVID came to town. And while PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Digital Banking Apps shows consistency at the top, brands are vying for position in the new digital banking boom. Get the...
Land rushes. Gold rushes. Now comes the rush to digitally onboard consumers who, driven by the fear of touching things that could be contaminated with COVID-19, are turning in droves to online solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
By its very nature, the freight and logistics arena is mobile, so it may come as a surprise that often times, the technology truck drivers and back-office departments use to move goods from point A to point B is far from mobile-friendly. Get the Full...
