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December 02, 2009
5 Questions on Holiday Spending: eBillme’s Samer Forzley

For this year’s Briefing Room on Holiday Shopping, PYMNTS.com asked eBillme’s Vice President of Marketing, Samer Forzley, to offer his holiday shopping predections and to share what’s next for eBillme....

November 07, 2009
Don’t Kill Credit

Unemployment will be over 10 percent soon, the economy remains fragile, and despite bursts of optimism the recovery looks like it is going to be long and slow. Weighing down...

November 07, 2009
Proposed CFPA Must Partner with States to Be Successful

From the perspective of local regulation and local law enforcement, the idea of a “new and improved” federal financial products regulator is generally met with skepticism. After all, the mission...

November 06, 2009
How Regulation Impacts the Payments Industry

The Effects of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency on Credit and Small BusinessesThe undersigned small business groups are writing to express concern over the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection...

December 11, 2008
Prospects of Korean Antitrust Enforcement Policy During an Economic Crisis

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Joseph Hur, Paul Rhee, Dec 15, 2008 The financial crisis that originated in the United States is spreading...

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The Rise of Instant Payroll and Early-Access Compensation
All Else Equal, 75% of Millennials Would Favor Jobs Offering Instant Payroll With 96% of corporates that offer earned wage access saying it helps attract new talent, and 75% of millennials saying that it would influence their acceptance of a job offer, it’s obvious why almost two-thirds of employers see earned wage access as a low-cost tool for employee recruitment and retention. PYMNTS examines the trend in the latest issue of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money.
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The Employment Effect
Study Shows Digital Engagement of US Consumers Linked to Employment Status  Employed consumers use connected devices 80% more in their daily lives than unemployed consumers, and not just to shop and spend. For this edition of the “The ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Employment Effect,” PYMNTS surveyed 3,212 consumers to discover how rising employment rates are accelerating the U.S. economy’s digital transformation.