While not technically a “factory” we are terribly, really, very busy at the PYMNTS Provider Ranking Research Facility lately. You may have noticed. And it continues. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
From Beachbody to Peloton and beyond, fitness is on the minds of millions as everyone battles the “COVID 19 pounds” we’ve packed on to some extent. But gyms are closed, and people are highly unmotivated to move off the couch. Surely, technology can provide a...
InsurTechs are all the rage, and why shouldn’t they be? Safety, security, and protection all in the palm of one’s hand, doing smart things in new ways to save money and be on guard. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Automation, personalization and the promise of real-time (or at least near real-time) payments all add to the gravitational pull that banking apps exert on the psyche. It’s strong, because we’re attached to our money. We enjoy keeping it safe and turning it into more money....
S&P Global Market Intelligence has said the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) space will be worth $352 billion within four years — about a fourfold increase over its current size. S&P even thinks there’s a cautionary tale in there for legacy banks and that four-letter-word:...
Remember the episode of “The Last Kingdom” where “The Mandalorian” gets into a lightsaber duel with that jerk from “The Handmaid’s Tale” just as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is telling that great joke? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
“Banker’s hours” is an archaic term harking back to when banks were only open from about 10 a.m. to around 2 p.m. Paper ledgers, carbon copies, pens and ink. Sounds exhausting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
American Express has teamed up with Chris Hemsworth’s health and fitness app, Centr, to provide card members in Australia with a free one-year subscription to the service as part of their current card benefits. The relationship marks the first partnership between the two brands worldwide,...
The year 2020 was undeniably a big one for PayPal, in any number of ways. The FinTech giant ended the year with 377 million consumer accounts, including close to 30 million merchant accounts. It added roughly 73 million net new actives in the last 12...
