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25% of Restaurant Customers Order Food at Least Once a Week, Spend at Least $40...
December 01, 2021

The pandemic brought a great deal of attention to the variety of ways customers can get meals from restaurants. Both table-service restaurants and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) often offer their customers a choice of purchasing channels, including dine-in, phone call, order online with restaurant and order...

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Consumers Opted to Pay for Black Friday Purchases With Debit, Cash on Hand
November 29, 2021

Black Friday has come and gone, and most people are likely immersed in Cyber Monday deals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay
November 28, 2021

Visa has raised concerns with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) about India favoring the domestic payments card provider RuPay, three years after Mastercard did so privately in 2018, Reuters reported Sunday (Nov. 28).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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In Time-Honored Tradition, Consumers Reach for Debit, Credit Cards to Pay for Thanksgiving Dinner
November 25, 2021

The past several weeks have seen countless reports about the challenges that would give a cockeyed optimist momentary pause before giving thanks: supply chain issues delaying deliveries of turkeys and other staples, inflation pushing prices higher and a pandemic that just doesn’t seem to want...

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In a World of Buy Now, Pay Later, Lease to Own Payments Convert Customers Merchants...
November 24, 2021

Even before runaway inflation started to dominate headlines, PYMNTS research uncovered that 57% of the U.S. population is living paycheck to paycheck, including 39% of consumers with incomes of $100,000 a year or more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Liquor Brands Use Gift Cards to Drive Online Sales, Build Brand Loyalty
November 23, 2021

The digital shift may have completely transformed most food and beverage brands and retailers, with consumers getting more of their restaurant and grocery needs met through online channels than ever before. However, one major category has been left out of this trend: alcoholic beverages. A...

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Unionpay International Teams up With Payment Services Provider Nets
November 23, 2021

Global payment company UnionPay has reached an agreement with European payment services provider Nets that will allow UnionPay to expand its contactless acceptance throughout the Nordic region, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 23) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Stripe Offers Its Terminal to UK, EU Businesses
November 23, 2021

The payments infrastructure FinTech Stripe has made its Terminals available in five European countries, offering customers a physical version of its digital service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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This Week in Payments: Merchants Consider Crypto, Consumers Return to Stores and Fraudsters Target Shoppers
November 19, 2021

It was another big week for cryptocurrency — with news about regulation, crypto-native wallets and a huge new potential for expanded merchant acceptance of crypto. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...