- November 27, 2023
The holidays are in in full swing, and it can be hard to juggle financial responsibilities with the monetary demands of the season. However, with payment tools such as buy ...
- November 24, 2023
Small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on the main streets of the United States heavily rely on payment processors to facilitate their transactions.
While PayPal and Square dominate the market, in the recent survey, ...
- November 20, 2023
For eCommerce platforms — with Amazon and PayPal among the most visible examples — checkout is evolving as part of the glue that holds ecosystems together.
For these two firms, the ...
- November 20, 2023
Consumers are a resourceful lot and will do what they must to make ends meet, even if it means splitting up the weekly grocery bill into more manageable chunks.
PYMNTS Intelligence ...
- November 16, 2023
As more bill payments, purchases and subscriptions become parts of household routines, there is a growing desire among consumers for a unified, single, everyday app that smoothly combines banking, shopping ...
- November 15, 2023
Consumers are happiest when they don’t have to think about how a payment is made, just that it gets done. And they are willing to try new payment methods to ...
- November 15, 2023
PayPal has named three new executives as it divides its business into three new units.
The payments giant on Wednesday (Nov. 15) announced the appointment of Isabel Cruz as chief people officer, Michelle Gill as executive vice president/general ...
- November 14, 2023
B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform VerityPay has launched with a new pay-by-text tool for businesses.
The new offering lets businesses make payments through text or SMS straight into customers’ digital wallets, such as PayPal and Venmo.
“With VerityPay, ...
- November 14, 2023
Venmo has unveiled a new in-app feature that aims to streamline splitting and managing expenses among groups.
The new Venmo Groups provide users with a convenient way to divide and settle multiple ...
- November 10, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has gained popularity in recent years among consumers and merchants alike.
The payment method allows consumers to obtain goods and services upfront through short-term loans, often ...
- November 9, 2023
FinTechs remain in a tight spot, as far as fundraising goes.
The third quarter of this year saw investment in private FinTechs fall 46% compared to the same period in 2022, the Wall ...
- November 7, 2023
Adyen will hold an investor day this week following a massive price drop earlier this year.
And as Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Nov. 7) investors are calling for a “clear blueprint” from the Dutch ...
- November 6, 2023
Composable commerce platform commercetools announced a collaboration with PayPal to offer a wider range of payment options for customers through the PayPal Braintree payment platform.
This integration will allow commercetools’ customers ...
- November 6, 2023
Payment facilitators (PayFacs) have become a crucial component of the ever-evolving financial landscape, playing a pivotal role in enabling seamless digital transactions, connecting businesses with payment networks, and enhancing the ...
- November 3, 2023
As consumers’ eCommerce activity grows, so does their use of digital payment methods.
Merchants looking to boost engagement can offer these payment options to maximize conversions.
Of all digital payment methods, PayPal, ...
- November 3, 2023
Earnings season, moving into its final few weeks, may seemingly be dominated by headlines about consumer spending.
But dig a bit deeper, and details emerge as to state of business financing ...
- November 2, 2023
PayPal reportedly experienced an increase in market value after committing to become a “leaner” company.
The global payments giant’s shares climbed almost 7% to $55.12 Thursday (Nov. 2), Reuters reported Thursday.
This ...
- November 2, 2023
PayPal’s new stablecoin offering has caught the attention of regulators.
The payments giant said in a regulatory filing Thursday (Nov. 2) that it had received a subpoena from the Security and ...
- November 1, 2023
In his first quarterly earnings conference call as PayPal’s new CEO, Alex Chriss laid out for investors and analysts a number of initiatives aimed at gaining “ubiquity both online and ...
- November 1, 2023
PayPal received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Tuesday (Oct. 31) to offer crypto-asset activities in the United Kingdom.
The FCA has implemented stricter rules on marketing crypto assets, causing issues for some companies, ...
- October 31, 2023
England’s cost-of-living crisis has fueled a surge in buy now, pay later (BNPL) use.
New research by the country’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) shows a 10% increase in use of the installment payment ...
- October 30, 2023
This month, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Buy Now, Pay Later apps remains consistent.
Klarna holds the top spot, but Affirm is inching closer, gaining points along the way.
The Top 5
Klarna holds ...
- October 30, 2023
The world of payment processing plays a crucial role in the operations of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
That payment processor landscape, particularly for Main Street SMBs, is “saturated but competitive,” Charles ...
- October 27, 2023
The popularity of account-to-account (A2A) transfers, which involve direct electronic fund transfers between two bank accounts, has surged over the past decade, largely driven by the growing adoption of open ...
- October 17, 2023
PayPal has launched a package tracking feature on its app.
This addition allows PayPal users to instantly view the status of their deliveries without having to manually enter order numbers or searching ...
- October 17, 2023
The competition in the payment processor market is fierce because of the success of incumbent leaders, as the majority of Main Street small to midsized business (SMB) retailers are satisfied ...
- October 10, 2023
The Apple iPhone is reportedly on track to remain the mobile device of choice of nearly nine in 10 teens.
Eighty-seven percent of teens own an iPhone and 88% of teens ...
- October 5, 2023
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against PayPal, alleging that the company engages in anti-competitive practices that result in higher prices for consumers during eCommerce transactions.
The lawsuit, filed by Hagens Berman, a global law ...
- October 3, 2023
PayPal Holdings has announced that customers can now add their eligible PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to Apple Wallet.
This integration allows users to make payments with a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch, ...
- September 28, 2023
In terms of the cryptocurrency industry, the U.S. legislative landscape has been remarkedly static.
In the almost 11 months since the former face of crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, pulled the rug out ...
- September 27, 2023
With an overwhelming number of apps competing for user attention, consumers are experiencing app overload. As a result, the appeal of a unified platform or everyday app that consolidates shopping, ...
- September 25, 2023
This edition of the PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Buy Now, Pay Later Apps is exciting because the top five apps have held their ground. Stay tuned next month to see ...
- September 24, 2023
The Federal Reserve said last week that higher interest rates could stick around.
As The Wall Street reported Sunday (Sept. 24), this “higher for longer” strategy could spell bad news for FinTechs like PayPal, Affirm and Robinhood, all of ...
- September 20, 2023
PayPal USD (PYUSD) has made its debut on Venmo, offering select users a regulated, dollar-denominated stablecoin that is 100% backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term U.S. Treasuries and similar cash equivalents.
This move ...
- September 19, 2023
Sift has unveiled new integrations and automation capabilities for its Dispute Management product, providing merchants with a solution to efficiently manage chargebacks.
The latest integrations with PayPal and Adyen, two of the largest payment processors globally, allow ...
- September 12, 2023
Uber and PayPal have extended their partnership to enhance the payment experience for Uber’s customers and drivers.
As part of the agreement, Uber will continue to leverage PayPal’s services, including PayPal Braintree, for ...
- September 12, 2023
PayPal is aiming to make it easier for Web3 users to buy and sell cryptocurrency.
The company is simplifying how wallets, decentralized applications (dApps) and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces can enable ...
- September 8, 2023
Consumers want their grocery shopping routines to be integrated with the rest of their digital lives, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals.
By the Numbers
For the recent study “Consumer Interest in an Everyday App,” ...
- September 7, 2023
PayPal and Meta have joined forces to allow more social media users to give to charity.
The partnership, announced Thursday (Sept. 7), expands the PayPal Giving Fund’s relationship with Meta to allow charitable giving on Facebook and Instagram in the ...
- September 5, 2023
In Europe, the digital currency battleground is shaping up to be one where the central banks are on one side, and private issuers are on the other.
And it may be ...
