Health and Beauty Products Draw Retail Shoppers Into Brick-and-Mortar Stores

Health and Beauty Products Draw Retail Shoppers Into Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Health and Beauty Products Draw Retail Shoppers Into Brick-and-Mortar Stores
February 12, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

Merchants selling on multiple channels is now the norm. However, PYMNTS Intelligence finds consumers’ spending, product choices and payment methods vary considerably from channel to...

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To Stamp Out Authentication-Based Fraud, Banks Want Metal Cards
To Stamp Out Authentication-Based Fraud, Banks Want Metal Cards
February 12, 2025  |  Authentication

Fraud is escalating, with 87% of banks reporting a rise in stolen credentials. Although these attacks are now the most common, current solutions are falling...

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Fraud in the Procure-to-Pay Cycle Hits Middle-Market Firms Hard — Fraud Prevention Automation Can Give an Edge
Fraud in the Procure-to-Pay Cycle Hits Middle-Market Firms Hard — Fraud Prevention Automation Can Give...
February 11, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Middle-market firms face rising fraud risks in the procure-to-pay cycle. PYMNTS Intelligence data shows automation offers the most effective defense, yet just 28% of firms...

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The Customer Is Always Right: How SMBs Can Attract and Keep Customers
The Customer Is Always Right: How SMBs Can Attract and Keep Customers
February 05, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

New customer acquisition is one of the most important goals for any business — second only to retaining existing customers. While both customer groups provide...

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Zillennials’ Transportation Choices May Have Future Down Payments in Mind
Zillennials’ Transportation Choices May Have Future Down Payments in Mind
February 03, 2025  |  PYMNTS Data Lab

Zillennials are younger millennials and older Generation Z consumers born between 1991 and 1999. They are a consumer segment with growing purchasing power that merchants...

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How Scammers Tailor Financial Scams to Individual Consumer Vulnerabilities
How Scammers Tailor Financial Scams to Individual Consumer Vulnerabilities
January 30, 2025  |  Fraud Prevention

Financial scams continue to grow more complex and difficult to detect as scammers innovate and fine-tune their tactics. Scammers are pulling from the toolkits of...

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What Credit Card Outsiders Want — and How FIs Can Bring Them Back
What Credit Card Outsiders Want — and How FIs Can Bring Them Back
January 28, 2025  |  Financial Inclusion

This decision guide explores how product design and segmentation can address the unique financial challenges of credit card outsiders. It highlights the influence of life...

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Balancing GenAI Growth With Guardrails: How 8 Payments Execs Get It Right
Balancing GenAI Growth With Guardrails: How 8 Payments Execs Get It Right
January 28, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is more than just the next buzzword. It’s proving to be a revolution across the payments ecosystem. The key? Intelligent integration...

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How Different Consumers Use Credit to Make Essential Purchases
How Different Consumers Use Credit to Make Essential Purchases
January 27, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Across demographics, people rely on credit to cover essential and nonessential expenses. Some consumers use credit for a significant portion of each. For many consumers,...

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