June 22, 2023
Stripe Powers Paid Appointment Bookings on Google Workspace
Stripe and Google Workspace have partnered to enable paid appointment bookings. With a new feature created by this collaboration, businesses will be able to connect their Stripe account, set a price and enable their clients...
June 22, 2023
Casetify Expands and Unveils New Flagship Store in Osaka
Casetify, which sells customizable tech accessories like phone and laptop cases, is preparing an expansion initiative, aiming to open 100 stores by 2025. Casetify’s expansion effort represents a significant leap...
June 22, 2023
BNPL Isn’t Just for School Kids, and Retailers Love It
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) isn’t just for school kids. While the payment solution has thrived among a cohort of consumers who don’t have credit (for example, school kids), the...
June 21, 2023
Major Grocers’ Retail Media Networks Lead Smaller Brands to Rely...
As the largest grocers launch in-house retail media networks, offering brands comprehensive insights into how their marketing efforts are performing, smaller chains are being put in a position where, if...
June 21, 2023
Local Payment Methods Lower APAC Cart Abandonment by 32%
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is poised to become a key area of expansion for U.S. and U.K. merchants over the course of the next few years, but eCommerce companies are...
June 21, 2023
Volt Raises $60 Million to Expand to Australia and US
Volt has raised $60 million in a Series B round to expand into Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Americas. The builder of infrastructure for global instant payments will also use the...
June 21, 2023
Merchants Tap Smart Carts to Drive 30% Basket Size Increases
As shoppers continue to seek eCommerce-like convenience in their brick-and-mortar journeys, self-checkout technologies such as smart carts can boost their spending and loyalty, Cust2Mate CEO Guy Mordoch tells PYMNTS. On...
June 21, 2023
TikTok Expands Online Retail Offerings to Compete With Shein and...
In a bid to compete with rivals like Shein and Amazon, TikTok is broadening its online retail offerings. ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the video-sharing app, has started selling...
June 21, 2023
How Amazon Is Transforming a Sensory-Based Industry Through Digital
Amazon is reportedly on track to surpass Walmart and emerge as the leading beauty retailer in the United States by 2025. But how is that so in an industry that...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
The United Arab Emirates boasts a robust digital market, with 89% of retail shoppers leveraging digital tools in physical stores and the second highest ranking in customer satisfaction among the six countries studied. A new 31-page PYMNTS Intelligence report, “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: UAE Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, examines the state of digital shopping in this country where merchants are challenged to keep pace with shopper’s digital needs.