April 24, 2024
EasyKnock and Piñata Partner on Credit Building Programs for Renters
EasyKnock has partnered with Piñata to offer EasyKnock’s customers access to credit building programs. EasyKnock helps homeowners convert the trapped equity in their homes into cash and remain in their homes as renters, the company...
April 24, 2024
Synchrony Earnings Show Consumer Momentum, Concern Over Late Fee Rules
Synchrony Financial reported its Q1 earnings Wednesday (April 24), showing broad-based growth throughout its lending and credit platforms, continued momentum in consumer spending and some concern over a decrease in...
April 24, 2024
Earnings Season Commentary Points to Pressures for Lower-Income Consumers
Earnings season is less than two weeks old. By and large, the data and the press releases indicate that consumers are still spending, on experiences especially, and are using their...
April 24, 2024
Gen Alpha Consumers’ Unprecedented Connectivity Changes the Retail Media Game
As retailers look to understand their consumers, both for their own sake and the sake of their advertising customers, Generation Alpha shoppers’ unique, novel behaviors indicate significant changes ahead. In...
April 24, 2024
DOT: Airlines Must Automatically Refund Canceled Flights
Airlines must automatically refund travelers for canceled flights under a new Department of Transportation rule. This rule, announced Wednesday (April 24) is designed to make it easier for passengers to get refunds if a...
April 24, 2024
PayU Vet Mario Shiliashki Picked to Lead myPOS
Small-business-focused payments/card solutions company myPOS has named Mario Shiliashki as its new CEO. Shiliashki, the company announced Wednesday (April 24) in a news release provided to PYMNTS, “brings a global...
April 24, 2024
Discover Global Network Looks to Customer Shifts to Define Innovation
Technological transformation is at the heart of both modern commerce and payments innovation. With technology as the driving force, consumers are demanding more than transactions from their payment experiences; they...
April 24, 2024
Working Capital Index Finds Central Europe and EMEA Ripe for...
Working capital enables companies to avoid disturbances in operations in the short term and power growth in the long term. In the Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region,...
April 24, 2024
Why Unexpected Expenses Are Especially Harmful for the Credit-Marginalized
Unexpected expenses can pack a financial punch for any consumer, but for those who are already dealing with credit-related issues, the blow can be especially devastating. Take the credit marginalized,...
