May 21, 2021
Credit Card Provider Ranking Charged Up For The Return Of...
PYMNTS recently picked up on an effort led by JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp among other large U.S. banks now collaborating “on a government initiative to get credit...
May 10, 2021
Newsom Unveils California Stimulus Plan That Would Give Triple Payments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $100 billion stimulus plan to triple the state’s direct cash assistance program and reach around two-thirds of the state’s residents, Wall Street Journal...
May 06, 2021
Surge In COVID Cases Prompts Amazon To Delay Prime Day...
With COVID-19 cases worsening in India and Canada, Amazon will be postponing its Prime Day, CNBC reported. The two-day discount event will be temporarily paused in those countries, although Amazon...
April 29, 2021
Jobless Claims Below 600,000 For Third Consecutive Week
Initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 24 dropped 13,000 to 553,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday (April 29). The previous week’s level was revised up by...
April 28, 2021
Visa Teams With Airbnb To Facilitate Faster Host Payments
Visa and Airbnb are teaming up to help hosts improve their cash flow with the ability to get paid and move funds into their bank account faster. Airbnb’s use of...
April 23, 2021
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Top Retailers Try New Ways To...
With nearly $2 trillion in combined market value and over $800 billion in sales between them, not a week goes by in which Amazon and Walmart aren’t vying to gain...
April 16, 2021
Whole Paycheck Report: Prime Day Speculation, Bezos Signs Off And...
It’s springtime. With the events of last year’s pandemic terror still fresh in mind, it’s easy to forget there’s a major event to speculate about for Amazon watchers as the...
April 09, 2021
Facebook: 24 Pct Of SMBs Closed Around The World
Small business closures are up around the world, according to Facebook’s most recent Global State of Small Business Report, and are approaching the peak of last May. Some 24 percent...
April 05, 2021
New COVID Variants Delay Consumers’ Return To In-Store Shopping
Vaccinations are rolling along in the U.S. According to recent reports, over 100 million people in the U.S. — or 30.7 percent of the U.S. population — have gotten at...