May 13, 2024
Slowing Shopify Growth Spells Challenges for BNPL Partner Affirm
As Shopify’s growth slows down, its buy now, pay later (BNPL) partner, Affirm, is feeling the burn. Per its earnings report Wednesday (May 8), Shopify saw 23% year-over-year revenue growth...
May 13, 2024
Solana Foundation Goes All In on Blockchain as a Mainstream...
The landscape of digital assets, blockchain and Web3 technologies is undergoing a shift. What was once considered theoretical or looked at askance in light of scandal and volatility is now increasingly...
May 10, 2024
Banks Urge Fed to Withdraw Rule Lowering Cap on Debit...
Beyond the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s new rule that would cap credit card late fees, banks are girding for the impact of the Federal Reserve’s updated Reg II proposal,...
May 10, 2024
Making Sense of the State of Crypto in 2024
There might be as many opinions about crypto as there are cryptocurrency tokens. And with tens of thousands of digital assets populating the crypto market, that’s certainly a lot of...
May 10, 2024
Sally Beauty: High-Income Consumers Splurge, but Low-Income Shoppers Still Cautious
As middle- and high-income consumers return to treating themselves to nice-to-haves, such as new personal care products and services, Sally Beauty is seeing low-income shoppers continuing to cut back amid ongoing economic...
May 10, 2024
U. Michigan Survey Shows Inflation and Unemployment Weighing on Consumer...
Consumers are souring about the near-term outlook — on inflation, job prospects and interest rates. Where there’s worry, there’s possibly some saving for a rainy day at the expense of...
May 10, 2024
Progress and Protection: Balancing Convenience and Security in Digital Banking
Digital transformation continues to fundamentally reshape the financial industry, promising unparalleled convenience through advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI), open banking and real-time payments. It also opens doors to both...
May 09, 2024
Online Merchants Grapple With Surge in Sophisticated Counterfeit Goods Scheme
The internet has been both a blessing and a curse to society and commerce alike. And with the news Wednesday (May 8) that a criminal network of over 75,000 fake eCommerce...
May 09, 2024
EarnUp Unveils Text-to-Pay for Mortgage Payments
FinTech-as-a-Service firm EarnUp is enhancing its platform to expand mortgage payment methods. Lenders and servicers using EarnUp’s platform can now enable borrowers to pay via text using their debit cards, the company...
