While it can be an overly used slogan – small businesses really are the backbone of the United States economy. Over half of the American workforce is employed at one of the nation’s nearly 30 million small businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
On the whole – payments and eCommerce is a fairly serious place, which is reasonable given the very serious sums of money at stake. However, when it comes to connecting with consumers, sometimes a light touch is what is called for – especially if one’s...
The World Bank estimates that 2.5 billion working-age adults, globally, have no access to the types of formal financial services delivered by regulated financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
In 2003, Apple changed the face of music with the back-to-back releases of the iTunes store and the iPod. Apple did not invent the MP3 player – several versions were floating around mid to late ’90s – nor did they place digital music on the...
There are four things that everyone needs to know about the Deep Web. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
Meet Michel Léger, EVP Innovation at Ingenico Group. Having 25 years of international experience in electronic payments under his belt, Léger is responsible for leading overall innovation, including long-term emerging payments initiatives, for Ingenico. What’s it like to be in his C-suite shoes? To kickoff...
Consumers often know less about their credit than they should. According to the American Bankers Association, only 42 percent of Americans are aware of what their FICO score is. And that is problematic since, according to data released by the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED),...
The assumption that governs commerce in the 21st century is that money is, and should be, easily moved. And, for the most part, on the consumer side of transactions that is true in the developed world to the extent that the ability to quickly and...
What would we do without Uber? Well, yes, there’s the whole bit about having to endure the frustration of hailing and paying for a taxi. But we really mean, how would we explain the plethora of new economy businesses that match supply of one kind...
