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Card Acceptance Can Improve Cash Flow for Buyers and Sellers
September 01, 2022

We’re in a different business environment than we’ve seen in decades. And according to John Weinrich, head of U.S. sales at Boost Payment Solutions, there’s an opportunity for enterprises, regardless of size and vertical, to consider or reconsider card acceptance. Inflation is top of mind...

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New Mobile Wallet Features Drive Uptake, Evolution Beyond Payments
September 01, 2022

There hasn’t been any statement by the makers of physical wallets on the digital shift, but mobile wallet proponents see a time fast approaching where those faux leather filing cabinets full of payment and identity cards that we tote around everywhere will no longer be...

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No Code, No Card, No Problem: Virtual Commercial Cards on the Rise
September 01, 2022

Marcus Lobendahn, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Bond, recently told PYMNTS that no-code solutions could further the creation, use and uptake of commercial cards. Bond enables FinTechs, vertical software-as-a-service companies and brands to embed financial solutions — particularly credit products — into their...

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SWIFT Launches AI Tool to Predict Cross-Border Payment Problems
August 31, 2022

Financial messaging services provider SWIFT is introducing a new predictive data intelligence capability that determines potential problems with cross-border transactions before payments are sent. Using its global intelligence on past cross-border flows, the new capability is part of SWIFT’s strategy to remove friction while advancing...

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Instant Digital Tip Payouts Boost Restaurant Worker Pay by as Much as $4/Hour
August 30, 2022

Tipping can account for as much as 60% of a restaurant worker’s wages, so how and when those funds find their way into the worker’s hands can have a seismic impact on how they make ends meet and navigate their own financial lives. Drew Edwards,...

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Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
August 29, 2022

The pursuit of beauty could be called universal, but how people want to pay for it varies locally. To bridge legions of buyers and sellers scattered across the globe, fully-loaded payments platforms are getting this done for global brands operating in far-flung geographies. Discussing the...

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GoTab: Resistance to Automation Keeps Stadium Payments Stuck in the Past
August 26, 2022

As digital technologies become increasingly advanced, new opportunities are emerging to unify previously disparate ecosystems within one connected payments systems and consumer-facing platform. Noting this opening, restaurant commerce platform GoTab recently announced (Aug. 22) the launch of GoTab for Multi-Operator Locations, which allows venues such...

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Can Cards Retain Dominance in the UK Payment Landscape?
August 26, 2022

Earlier this week, PYMNTS ran the headline that card is king in the landscape of U.K. payments, using data from a recent report by trade group UK Finance. Read on: Card Is King in UK Payments Landscape, but Digital Wallet Usage Soars The report showed...

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Data Brief: 42% of Customers Use Debit to Pay for Groceries vs 6% Digital Wallet...
August 25, 2022

When it comes to grocery payments, shoppers are stuck in the past, compared to their retail, restaurant and travel payments. For PYMNTS’ recent study “How Consumers Perceive Surcharge Prompts,” created in collaboration with Payroc, we surveyed 2,879 U.S. credit card users in March to learn...