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B2B Payments
Silo Busting: Why Businesses Must Fix the Past to Embrace the Future
January 03, 2025

Operational silos, fragmented and disconnected functions within organizations, have long been a roadblock to efficiency and innovation. 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...

Retail
UK Retail Store Traffic Declined 2.5% During Holiday Shopping Season
January 03, 2025

Fewer consumers visited retail stores in the United Kingdom during the holiday shopping season and the entire year of 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Beyond Shopping: Malls Seek New Life as Dynamic Destinations
January 03, 2025

Paco Underhill is a name synonymous with the evolution of retail spaces, particularly malls. As an environmental psychologist, retail consultant and the author of “Why We Buy,” Underhill has dedicated his career to understanding the behavior of consumers and how the retail world responds to...

B2B Payments
Boost CEO Sees ‘Second Opportunity’ for Digital Transformation in B2B
January 03, 2025

As 2024 gives way to 2025, the payment landscape is set to pivot from uncertainty to a focus on strategic sophistication. It’s a goal that informed a recent conversation between PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Boost Payment Solutions founder and CEO Dean M. Leavitt during a...

Payments Innovation
Thredd’s McCarthy: Payments Execs Need to Take a Lesson From NASCAR
January 03, 2025

2025 is here, and the payments industry will navigate uncertainty across regulatory, geopolitical and economic fronts. 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...

Fintech Investments
2025 Debuts With a Platform Plunge as FinTech IPO Index Slides 3.6%
January 03, 2025

The last few trading days bridged two separate years for the FinTech IPO Index, as the last calendar page turned on 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Retail’s Gen Z Playbook: Bridging the Digital Divide In-Store
January 03, 2025

While Amazon and Walmart take a breather and process a fresh influx of returns, we thought we’d take a look into the interplay between online and in-store retail, which has been getting a lot of attention these days. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Retail
Carvana Rejects Hindenburg Research Allegations of ‘Accounting Grift’
January 02, 2025

Hindenburg Research said Thursday (Jan. 2) that it has taken a short position in shares of online car dealer Carvana, alleging a “father-son accounting grift” at the firm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

CFPB
CFPB Aims to Stop Debt Collectors From Contacting Borrowers at Work
January 02, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is working to prevent unlawful debt collection targeting consumers at their workplace. 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...