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PYMNTS’ Labor Day Reading List (Without The Labor)
September 02, 2019

Reading lists should cut to the chase, pointing to what’s most urgent or cutting edge.  PYMNTS offers dozens of reports, trackers and playbooks throughout the year, touching on everything from the gig economy to faster payments to fraud to cross-border commerce. It’s all a lot...

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Gig Workers’ Preferences For Advance Pay Depends Upon Persona
August 30, 2019

The gig economy might be transforming many aspects of the traditional employee-employer relationship – there is still not a consensus on whether gig workers are contractors or employees – but the way gig workers are paid has yet to change with the times. Get the...

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Why Spend Management Tools Matter For Field-Based Workers
August 29, 2019

Getting paid and reimbursed for expenses on time is directly related to employee satisfaction and retention. According to a study, 32 percent of SMBs have paid their employees late due to cash flow problems. And nearly one in five (18 percent) of employees who work...

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Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
August 27, 2019

Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father of four Tim Sheehan it was enough of a pain point that he built an entire app-based debit product to solve it. And...

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Afterpay’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Option Adds New Merchants
August 26, 2019

Afterpay, a company that specializes in allowing shoppers to have the option to “Buy Now, Pay Later,” has partnered with J.Crew and Ulta Beauty, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Apple’s Shiny (Possibly Damaging) Card Offers Design Lessons
August 23, 2019

In the drive for luxury, for exclusivity, how far is too far before high-end goods risk alienating – well, everybody? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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PayPal Invests In Staffing, Acquisitions And Payment Tech In India
August 14, 2019

As PayPal reaches saturation points in Western markets, it wants to continue to expand internationally, especially in India, where the country’s 450 million mobile users make it an attractive target for retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tech Glitch Halts Card Processing For Some Mexico Merchants
August 11, 2019

Shops in Mexico started asking customers to pay with cash after several of the country’s biggest banks started having issues handling debit and credit card payments, Reuters reported on Saturday (Aug. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Paytm’s India’s Usage Plummets; Google Pay, PhonePe See Spike
August 08, 2019

After being a usage leader in India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Paytm experienced a sharp decline in transactions in July, while Google Pay and PhonePe have seen usage skyrocket, sources told the Economic Times on Thursday (Aug. 8).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...