As the countdown to Christmas quickly passes by, the jury is still out on this year’s holiday shopping season outshining years past. According to the results of the Vantiv ShopTalk survey, which were released yesterday (Dec. 7), many consumers plan to keep their spending on...
Six billion and counting. According to VantageScore, that’s how many credit scores generated by its model have been used by card issuers and other industry participants. Yet, VantageScore tells PYMNTS, there remains one category in which the use of alternative scores has yet to take...
There will be more than 6.4 billion connected or Internet of Things devices in the next year. These “smart” devices will be capable of ingesting data about its environment, transmitting that data to other devices and even responding to the call with action, if accurately...
Earlier today, TSYS released its inaugural German Consumer Mobile Payment Study, containing valuable insights into key consumer mobile payment preferences and a range of relevant industry topics. The goal of the report was twofold: 1) to investigate consumers’ current behavior; and 2) to understand how...
How’s EMV doing to stamp out fraud in the U.S.? According to Joe Majka, Chief Security Officer at Verifone, that’s a present that the payment industry will have to wait until after the holidays to unwrap.
We know that consumers influence how merchants think about innovation – but who influences what those consumers fall in love with and want to use at those merchants? In the November issue of The PYMNTS Developer Tracker, powered by Vantiv, we highlight the many ways...
A new survey says that U.S. consumers are tired of seeing their creditworthiness, or lack thereof, determined by outdated methods. Is the industry prepared to respond?
In the November edition of the Vantiv Omnicommerce TrackerTM we explore how merchants can prepare for both the increase in commerce and cybercrime the holidays may bring.
While virtual reality may still be in its infancy, the technology is quickly maturing and has the potential to shake up the way consumers shop and pay. At least that’s what Vantiv is out to prove. The company recently gave 800 developers access to their...
