In developed countries, the notion of cash on delivery – COD – is a payments relic borne out of the days of mail order purchases made by phone for which the purchase amount was settled, literally in cash, when the item was delivered to the...
Cisco, the California-based global technology company, announced a new financing program that allows customers to defer 95 percent of the cost of new products until January, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Rare and dreadful “black swan” events like the COVID-19 pandemic inevitably impose new patterns of living and working as aftereffects. Add subscription commerce to the list of industries unsettled by the pandemic, which is now combating the unheard-of disruption with creativity, patience and a slightly...
A deluge of chargebacks is headed toward the payments industry, spurred by the coronavirus, as all areas of the global economy have been upended. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
We pay a price for not exercising, but conversely, gyms and online classes aren’t free of charge. The more specialized and exotic the workout routine, the higher the fee, generally speaking. That’s equally true for workout apparel – the great stuff is priced accordingly. Get...
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis are reshaping the way business is done — and the way we pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
Small businesses are the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, which i2c President Jim McCarthy describes as unlike any disruption seen in the modern age. As customers vanished, cash flow went from being the most important thing to being “the only thing in a survival-type...
Debit has never been more popular with U.S. consumers, who made almost 73 billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018 – and the final 2019 number is bound to be bigger. How those debit payments are routed is the invisible part of the process –...
As the public worries about contracting the coronavirus, many Americans have a second concern: getting paid. 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...
