May 06, 2024
US Consumers Demand Brand-Friendly Shoppable Video Content
As commerce and entertainment become increasingly intertwined, high-intent consumers are still turning to brands’ and retailers’ websites to get their shoppable content. While commerce-integrated content such as shoppable livestreams have been catching on in...
May 06, 2024
Exclusive: Markaaz Introduces Global Business Identity Platform
A new global business identity platform is on the scene, enabling banks, FinTechs and enterprises to verify and onboard businesses of all sizes, particularly smaller businesses. Four years and hundreds...
May 03, 2024
J.P. Morgan Payments Powers Merchandise Transactions for Formula One Organizer
J.P. Morgan Payments is facilitating purchases of merchandise for a Formula One race in Miami, both in-store and online. The firm is doing so in an expanded partnership with South Florida...
May 02, 2024
Expedia’s B2B Segment Thrives While B2C Struggles for Momentum
Expedia Group’s first-quarter results, released on Thursday (May 2), indicate a healthy yet more stabilized global travel market, albeit with slightly subdued gross bookings. On a call with analysts and investors, outgoing...
May 02, 2024
Big Innovations Powering Small Business Growth Dominate This Week in...
It is National Small Business Week in the U.S., and the spotlight is on business-to-business (B2B) innovation. That’s why PYMNTS spent Monday (April 29) unpacking how small businesses with big ambitions are turning...
May 02, 2024
UK Consumers Love to Shop From the Comfort of Their...
Shoppers in the United Kingdom love eCommerce, disproportionately preferring to make purchases online without engaging with physical stores, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study “2024 Global...
May 02, 2024
Gen Z Car Buyers Shop Digitally but Complete Purchases in...
Consumers — especially younger generations — are conducting more and more purchases digitally, but especially for high-consideration, large-ticket items such as cars, many shoppers are not willing to give up...
May 02, 2024
Private Equity Firm Permira Acquires Majority Stake in Fraud Prevention...
Private equity company Permira has acquired a majority stake in Israeli fraud/financial crime prevention provider BioCatch. The agreement, announced Thursday (May 2), values BioCatch at $1.3 billion, and comes amid a...
May 02, 2024
Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce...
This National Small Business Week, merchants are increasingly moving beyond Main Street — and into eCommerce. And with the news that the post-pandemic growth for most Main Street small and...
