Mobile wallets aren’t killing the credit card. They’re giving it new life. That’s the undercurrent of PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest “How the World Does Digital” report, which finds that wallets are driving a shift in form factor without changing what actually funds those payments. Consumers aren’t...
With the all-important holiday selling season coming up, it might be time for consumers to review their recurring debts. One of them is insurance payments, whether it’s car, home or health. A check of the most recent PYMNTS app provider rankings shows some familiar names...
It’s football season. It’s new streaming show season. And it’s new movie season. No better time to check in on streaming apps in the PYMNTS app provider rankings where we found that ESPN’s move from cable channel to streaming app has worked better than a...
Mobile wallet use is spreading, but these digital apps aren’t replacing credit and debit cards. They’re burying them. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Pocket Revolution: How Mobile Wallets Are Changing Payments Worldwide” found that across 11 countries representing half of global GDP, mobile wallets now handle...
Cold and flu season is already on us with the dread COVID hanging around and new doubts being introduced about vaccines. Good time to check in on the PYMNTS App Provider rankings for Telehealth, and we found some brands, services and platforms that are decidedly...
Bolt launched its SuperApp that brings together on one platform cryptocurrency trading, peer-to-peer transfers, digital banking and commerce. Previously offered in beta, the app is now generally available for Android and iOS, the checkout, identity and payments platform said in a Thursday (Sept. 25) press...
Oracle is reportedly being tapped to recreate and secure the United States version of TikTok’s algorithm. The move is part of a deal that would see the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform sold to a group of U.S. investors, Bloomberg reported Monday (Sept. 22), citing an unnamed...
Klarna’s IPO last week piqued our interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps, and it turns out to be a good reason. August’s PYMNTS App Provider rankings find movement at the top of the charts among three companies that are decidedly below the radar....
Visa and African digital payments network Onafriq partnered to launch the payments-as-a-service platform Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The partnership will give consumers in the DRC access to digital and eCommerce payments by enabling them to fund their Visa Pay wallets...