March 06, 2023
Wix and Stripe Enable Contactless Payments via iPhone
Wix and Stripe have partnered to enable merchants to accept contactless payments with an iPhone. With this new Tap to Pay on iPhone offering, merchants in the United States can...
March 06, 2023
What Zara and H&M Are Getting Wrong About Charging for...
If declining sales and the continued stress to keep bottom lines healthy were not enough pressure already, retailers are today faced with another key challenge — the rising cost of...
March 06, 2023
PYMNTS Intelligence: Partnering for BaaS Success
Banks embarking on a banking as a service (BaaS) journey may feel they have their work cut out for them, especially if they are relatively new to the digital banking...
March 06, 2023
The Inside Take on Streamlining Checkout for a Frictionless Experience
The challenge for online merchants everywhere is giving consumers many ways to pay without making the checkout page look like a NASCAR race car — and why Checkout.com’s Akin Kayim...
March 06, 2023
Why 50% of US Consumers Don’t Chase Merchant Deals
Nearly half of U.S. consumers say they shifted to brands and stores that offered steeper discounts than their usual retail and grocery haunts in the last year. Half of consumers...
March 06, 2023
Amazon Rethinks Footprint for Cashierless Amazon Go Stores
Amazon is scaling back its cashierless Go stores, the latest in a series of cost cuts. The move also comes as the giant retailer is tinkering with its physical grocery...
March 05, 2023
Merchants Tap Open Banking to Expand In-Store Payment Options Amid...
From self-checkout lanes and kiosks to fully autonomous stores, unattended retail is gaining momentum around the world. With this retail experience, merchants are able to accommodate a broad range of...
March 03, 2023
Where Will the Amazon vs Walmart Fight Be in 2026?
If loving Walmart was the only job criteria to be CEO of the largest U.S. retailer, then by that measure alone Doug McMillon would be a slam dunk. With news...
March 03, 2023
Consumers Like Payments Choice but Not Payments Clutter at Checkout
Digital wallets, buy now, pay later (BNPL) and a wide range of credit cards and apps compete for space at the checkout, adding friction to the point of sale. Frustrating...
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.