March 20, 2024
Merchants Leverage Split-Pay Plans to Drive Spending With High-Income Shoppers
As brands and retailers look for ways to win the spending of their highest-value customers, PYMNTS Intelligence research found that installment plans linked to bank-issued credit cards can go a...
March 20, 2024
Tracking Big Tech’s Responses to the EU’s DMA Gatekeeper Requirements
Under the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA), which is intended to increase competition in the digital economy, Big Tech innovations — coming from both the U.S. and abroad — are...
March 19, 2024
Payment Networks and Providers Leverage Data, AI in Battle vs...
First-party fraud is, increasingly, warranting a first line of defense from the payments networks, using data and AI to uncover what’s really going on with transactions and whether consumers are...
March 19, 2024
Airtel and Noise Launch Smartwatch That Enables Contactless Payments
India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. The Payments Bank Smartwatch enables hassle-free payments, Airtel Payments Bank said in a Tuesday (March 19)...
March 19, 2024
Mastercard Expands Cross-Border Offering With Alipay Partnership
Mastercard is expanding its cross-border payment solutions by connecting to China’s Alipay. The collaboration lets Mastercard’s bank, FinTech and corporate clients offer customers a connection to an e-wallet that has more than 1...
March 18, 2024
Interbank Pilot From Visa, Goldman and Others Seeks Real-World Blockchain...
For the past 15 years, blockchain has been attempting to transform the global financial system. Or, if you listen to some of the earlier adherents of the digital asset sector,...
March 18, 2024
Apple Insists It Complies With EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple is defending its practices under Europe’s newly adopted Digital Markets Act (DMA). At a hearing Monday (March 18), the tech giant said that it has followed the landmark law, and pushed...
March 18, 2024
Open Banking Allows More SMB Data to Be Used in...
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) represent a puzzle that banks have long struggled to solve. SMBs need fast, flexible and digital-first solutions that help rather than hinder growth. However, their...
March 18, 2024
EU Regulation Forces Retailers to Rethink Loyalty Programs
Read anything about the recent March 7 enforcement date for the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) and you’ll inevitably see a focus on big tech companies, potential fines and a general...
