January 13, 2023
Biometric Authentication Can Help Merchants Reduce Fraud, but It’s Not...

Facial biometrics, bolstered by other advanced ID technology, may help merchants fight fraud with fewer recognition errors. As fraud continues to rise in 2023, merchants spend billions combatting scams, hacks...

January 12, 2023
PayPal’s Xoom Teams With Visa on X-Border P2P

Xoom now lets U.S. customers send money to eligible Visa debit cards in 25 countries. The new service meets consumers’ growing demand for quick, easy ways to send money to...

January 12, 2023
American Express to Acquire Nipendo to Grow B2B Platform

American Express plans to buy Nipendo to help create an end-to-end B2B platform. The globally integrated payments company said in a Thursday (Jan. 12) press release that it has entered...

January 11, 2023
Paytient Raises $40.5M to Expand Health Payment Accounts Offering

Health payment accounts provider Paytient has raised $40.5 million in a Series B funding round. The new funds include $33 million in equity and $7.5 million in debt and will...

January 10, 2023
Frontline Cancels $4.2B Merger With Euronav

Norwegian tanker owner and operator Frontline has terminated the combination agreement it entered into with Belgian counterpart Euronav in July 2022, the company revealed on Monday in a sudden turn...

January 09, 2023
Online Retailers May Lose Half of Sales to Checkout Friction

Fifty-five percent of shoppers say checkout friction is frustrating enough for them to quit a purchase mid-process. That potential lost opportunity could represent a significant share of lost revenue for...

January 09, 2023
6 in 10 Subscription Services Predict Economic Challenges This Year

As economic pressures continue, the majority of subscription companies are preparing for a difficult year. By the Numbers For PYMNTS’ recent study “The State Of Subscription Business: Best Practices And...

January 09, 2023
Alipay+ Promotes Contactless Travel as China Reopens

Alipay+ is offering travelers from Hong Kong an easier way to visit mainland China. The Chinese online and mobile payments company, owned by tech giant Ant Group, says riders from...

January 05, 2023
Visa Sees Global Travel Recovery Powered by Seamless Digital Payments

If you’re looking for the same old bad news, don’t look at leisure travel, which appears to be the big recovery story of 2022, setting up a hopeful outlook for...