October 20, 2023
Vacation Expenses Add to Consumers’ Financial Stress as Holidays Approach
As the holiday season and festivities draw near, consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck, are bracing themselves for the added financial stress that accompanies this time of year. As...
October 20, 2023
Afterpay Offers BNPL Rewards via Nift Partnership
Afterpay added a rewards program to its buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering. The program is happening via a partnership with the Nift Network and allows Afterpay shoppers to discover and try products and services...
October 20, 2023
American Express Earnings Show Travel and Entertainment Spending Climbs 13%
The latest results from American Express show consumers are continuing to spend on leisure activities — and are using their cards to so. The company also noted that credit performance...
October 20, 2023
Travel Spending May Get a Bounce Into the Holidays With...
Summer’s over. Beach getaways are a thing of the past. And now the holidays approach. Jacqueline White, president at i2c, and Ray Chalub, COO of Inter & Co., told PYMNTS...
October 20, 2023
New CEO Sharpens Citcon’s ‘Laser Focus’ on Alternative Payment Methods
“There are so many payments companies out there today,” Casey Bullock, Citcon’s new CEO, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “And many of them try to do too much. They try to...
October 19, 2023
CFPB’s New Open Banking Rule Targets Data-Sharing Consistency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule is a rough draft. And much may change between the Thursday (Oct. 19) announcement of its new open banking proposal and what...
October 19, 2023
Citi and Navan Introduce All-in-One Travel Solution for CCB Cardholders
Citi and Navan have launched a new travel and expense system for Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) cardholders, the companies said Thursday (Oct. 19). This collaboration combines Navan’s all-in-one solution with...
October 19, 2023
Data Broker Regulation – Competition v. Privacy Considerations: Trade-Offs
In the ongoing debate concerning data broker regulation, tradeoffs between competition and privacy are not always holistically appreciated. This article examines the importance of data protection for individual privacy and...
October 19, 2023
Unlocking Modernized Accounts Payable With Virtual Cards
B2B payments are the lifeblood of the modern economy. Experts project that $111 trillion will flow between businesses by 2027, with the average firm conducting more than 1,400 B2B transactions...
