New data from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) found the U.K.’s alternative finance market grew by 43 percent in 2016, and researchers are pointing to small businesses (SMBs) as a key driver of that expansion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The U.S. Federal Reserve System has appointed its Payments Security Strategy leader, the agency announced Friday (Dec. 8). 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...
Financial services firm FIS is linking customers of Fifth Third Bank to real-time payments, the companies said late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
No doubt you’ve heard the news: People aren’t watching television anymore. 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...
Starbucks and Amazon’s Whole Foods are facing fights with landlords as they gear up to close stores. 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...
While the world watched bitcoin, there were other events in the regulatory arena that bore watching. 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...
TripAdvisor, the travel website where countless people turn to read reviews on hotels and restaurants, was tricked by a London-based Vice writer, who was able to get a fake restaurant to the top of the charts in London. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Uber employees are taking advantage of the rare opportunity to convert their paper shares of Uber into cold, hard cash as SoftBank, the Japanese technology giant, buys 17 percent of the ride-hailing app’s outstanding shares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
As the holiday shopping season officially reaches the halfway mark, consumers around the world have hit the holiday wall: they’re tired of buying things for other people. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...