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Retail
eCommerce Rising: Retailers Watch For Trendlines
March 25, 2020

So far, we know a lot about what U.S. consumers are not doing. As seen in Karen Webster’s report on our exclusive COVID-19 consumer survey, we know they’re not staying in hotels (-26 percent), eating in restaurant dining rooms (-36 percent) or using public transit...

Retail
eCommerce Helped Nike Mitigate Lost Sales In China
March 25, 2020

After the COVID-19 outbreak, business for Nike Inc. has bounced back in China. The brand was also able to help mitigate lost sales with eCommerce orders, which is a path management foresees taking in Europe as well as the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reported....

Retail
Retail Brands Abandon Clothing Orders Amid Drop In Demand
March 25, 2020

Retailers are halting and calling off attire orders as Western shoppers remain in their residences and shops close because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move jeopardizes millions of manufacturing positions in Asia and comes as China exhibits signs of bouncing back from the depths of...

Security & Fraud
Fraud Decisioning And Friendly Friction
March 25, 2020

It is known that negative friction is bad, ruining customer experiences and leading to abandoned carts and all manner of dissatisfaction. Friendly friction, on the other hand, is knowing your customers and channels well enough that just the right amount can be applied at checkout,...

B2B Payments
Excess SaaS Spend Emerges From The Shadows
March 25, 2020

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ushered in a booming transformation for the enterprise. 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...

B2B Payments
The Developer’s Role In Driving eInvoice Standardization
March 25, 2020

As the European Union continues its electronic invoicing journey, officials have come to understand the value of format standardization to streamline and simplify the process of generating and ingesting these documents. Each member state, however, takes its own approach to adopting eInvoice standardization mandates in...

B2B Payments
M&A, Open Banking Drive Commercial Card Innovation
March 25, 2020

As commercial card innovation expands, service providers continue to target particular pain points for their business cardholders. 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...

Banking
Helping FIs Maximize Card Portfolio Returns In Volatile Times
March 25, 2020

Consumers are navigating the vagaries of a brave new world dominated by the coronavirus. Cardholders’ behavior may shift on a dime. That means card portfolios can experience changing returns for financial institutions (FIs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

eCommerce
Navigating The Sea Change In Global Software Sales
March 25, 2020

The world of software sales is undergoing a sea change, albeit a quiet one. 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...