In a move to accelerate digital receipt adoption across Europe, the Finland-based digital receipt platform ReceiptHero announced on Thursday (Sept. 16) that it is partnering with Visa and Mastercard to provide an alternative to the paper receipt, allowing more merchants to send their receipts to...
It’s hard to quantify precisely, but COVID-19 clearly took a toll on enrollment at schools and colleges over the past few semesters. A combination of health concerns, remote learning restrictions, and campus closures kept many students from returning to campus and dealt a financial blow...
The pandemic fueled the necessity for both businesses and households to quickly adopt a digital-first way of managing just about every aspect of their lives, from school and work, to banking, paying bills, shopping, entertainment and more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
When much of the U.S. shut down because of the pandemic in March 2020, the hands-on nature of the hair and beauty industries saw them hit particularly hard, according to Kate Kirk, a vice president in U.S. Merchant Marketing at American Express. While other sectors,...
A London-based blockchain-based micropayment network called pingNpay has exited stealth mode, with its leadership announcing it will be operational in 2022, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Logistics industry digital finance platform RoadSync is partnering with FYX Fleet, which works as a network for fleet roadside assistance, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
HSBC Bank USA, N.A. on Thursday (Sept. 9) announced it has expanded the currencies offered on its HSBC Global Wallet — the first multicurrency digital wallet from a major U.S. bank’s business platform — to include Chinese yuan, Japanese yen, Swiss francs and Malaysian ringgit,...
Western Union Co will once again offer its money-transfer services to Afghanistan, according to a Reuters report on Thursday (Sept. 2) that cited a senior executive saying the move is consistent with U.S. policy to permit humanitarian activity following the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Get...
Stablecoins are proliferating — with perhaps some competition and co-existence with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). 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...
