October 03, 2012
PayPal Exec: NFC Alone Can’t Drive Mobile Wallets
For every proponent of NFC as the future of payments, there’s an opposite voice ready to contend that now is not the time for the growing contactless technology. After the...
September 20, 2012
Survey Shows Americans Believe Economy Is Improving But Still Look...
According to a new Chase survey, 64 percent of Americans believe the economy has either bottomed out or is improving, and 65 percent believe the same to be true for...
August 22, 2012
Fifth Network…First Wallet
The payments industry barely had time to catch its breath from the Square/Starbucks news last week when the other payments shoe dropped yesterday morning: PayPal and Discover have joined forces...
July 18, 2012
Capital One’s “Deceptive Marketing” Costs $210M
Capital One Bank NA will pay out $210 million in fines and penalties, following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s determination that the bank was engaging in “deceptive marketing tactics.” According...
May 15, 2012
A Skeptical Optimist’s Look at Facebook
Optimists see Facebook’s prospects as almost unbounded. After all, it has almost a billion users and its users spend an astounding amount of time on the site. Even if you...
May 14, 2012
A Skeptical Optimist’s Look at Facebook
We’re soon going to see how much the equity markets think Facebook is worth. Optimists see Facebook’s prospects as almost unbounded. After all, it has almost a billion users and...
May 11, 2012
Wallets Within Wallets At CTIA: Will Competitors Play Nice?
As I said on Friday, CTIA invited 50,000 of its closest friends to gather in NOLA for its big International Wireless show. I moderated a panel on mobile commerce, plus...
April 25, 2012
NFC? Not Again! More on the Card Industry’s “Betamax”
Okay, Nick Holland – I’ve taken the bait. Your NFC media advisory today refuting the notion that NFC isn’t to cards what Betamax was to video was simply too good...
April 24, 2012
NFC? Not Again! More on the Card Industry’s “Betamax”
Okay, Nick Holland – I’ve taken the bait. Your NFC media advisory today refuting the notion that NFC isn’t to cards what Betamax was to video was simply too good...
As Americans increasingly rely on BNPL for essentials, November is poised for record spending via this payment method, with 1 in 5 consumers planning to use it. The latest “FinTech Tracker®,” a collaboration with Sezzle, examines the economic forces driving this upswing, BNPL’s shift from optional to necessary spending, and the mounting calls from critics for stronger regulations and safeguards.
Implementing card-linked installment plans should significantly boost merchants’ sales, say 94% of acquirers. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 35-page study, “Navigating New Norms: The Use of Card-Linked Installment Plans in Online and In-Store Sales,” a collaboration with Splitit, features seven charts of exclusive data detailing how innovative payment options can meet evolving consumer demands and drive growth.