September 19, 2022
Halloween Spending Expected to Scare up Record Sales
Inflation can’t scare off Halloween, with spending on candy, decorations, costumes and accessories expected to reach a record $10.6 billion, topping last year’s high of $10.1 billion. Participation in Halloween-centric...
September 15, 2022
Payments Platform Facepay Debuts Guaranteed Text-to-Pay for Auto Repair Shops
Facepay has rolled out guaranteed text-to-pay to help out with credit card chargebacks for auto shops, a press release said. This will see service advisors sending text or email to...
September 15, 2022
Paysend Launches New Instant Payment Service
UK-based FinTech Paysend Thursday (Sept. 15) announced in a press release the launch of Instant Account Payments which allow consumers and businesses to send instant cross-border payments between accounts up...
September 15, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: Making Sense of the Digital Currency Space
Before stablecoins, cryptocurrencies or even the blockchain technology on which these are based, eMoney emerged as a concept that promised to revolutionize commerce. Instead of cash, checks or cards, eMoney...
September 14, 2022
Report: Walmart, Target Urge Support for Credit Card Competition Bill
Saying swipe fees for credit cards in the U.S. are seven times higher than those in Europe, more than 1,600 merchants have reportedly signed a letter urging members of Congress...
September 13, 2022
Ethereum’s New Green Blockchain Is Bitcoin’s Biggest Threat
Using bitcoin for payments may not get as much chatter as it did at the beginning of the year, but under the hood, a lot’s been happening in 2022. Payments...
September 12, 2022
Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
Consumers are expected to spend 7.1% more on retail goods during this year’s holiday season than they did last year, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse annual holiday forecast. According to...
September 12, 2022
Mercury Launches Corporate Cashback Mastercard for Startups
FinTech Mercury is launching a corporate Mastercard to help startups scale their business, with the card offering 1.5% cashback without any annual fees or personal credit checks. The new IO...
September 11, 2022
Prepaid Cards Streamline Expense Management, Solve Major Pain Points for...
Some of the most underbanked populations in the world can be found in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where countries like Egypt have bank account ownership rates as...
