Loyalty or rewards programs play a role in consumer shopping habits. Sixty-five percent of credit or debit card users prefer to shop with brands or merchants where they are members of loyalty or rewards programs. This is one of the findings in the PYMNTS Intelligence...
Getting what we want — now — but paying later for it is top of consumers’ minds. Nandan Sheth, CEO at Splitit, told Karen Webster that the ubiquity of debit and credit cards provides a natural conduit toward embracing installment plans tied to everyday purchases,...
In an effort to empower content creators and maximize revenue potential, YouTube has unveiled features that simplify the marketing and sale of products within videos. These additions aim to enhance the shopping experience for viewers while providing creators with additional opportunities to monetize their content, according...
French banking group BNP Paribas has created a FinTech aimed at European eCommerce players. Dubbed “Panto” and launching with the help of 321founded, the offering gives marketplaces “a dedicated payment management solution that guarantees smooth and secure transactions,” the companies said in a news release provided to PYMNTS...
Payments firm InComm has teamed with Venmo to enhance that company’s digital gift card offering. According to a Wednesday (Oct. 18) news release, the new feature offers eligible Venmo customers personalized ways to mark gifting occasions with popular gift card brands directly via the app. “For several years running, our...
Many apps slipped in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Digital Banking this month. Revolut secured the top spot, beating Chime down a few rankings. Let’s get into the scores. The Top 5 Revolut won this month’s top spot at No. 1 with a perfect score of...
Amazon Pharmacy has begun offering drone delivery to customers in Texas. The retail giant announced in a news release Wednesday (Oct. 18) that customers in the town of College Station can now get prescription medications delivered to their doorstep within 60 minutes of ordering. “We’re...
IBM has announced an expansion of its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to further advance the development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The partnership aims to assist mutual clients in operationalizing and deriving value from generative AI, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 18) press release from IBM....
Entersekt, a leading provider of authentication solutions, announced Wednesday (Oct. 18) the launch of a fully integrated mobile application authentication solution for financial institutions (FIs), using the Q2 Digital Banking Platform. This solution, developed in partnership with Q2, provides advanced authentication features within the mobile...
