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How Embedded Payments Help Businesses Own Key ‘Micro Moments’
How Embedded Payments Help Businesses Own Key ‘Micro Moments’
March 28, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

In life, and in commerce, it is often the little things that matter most. And as digitization changes the world, those little things are getting...

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Despite Regulatory Concerns, Many Consumers Use BNPL as a Financial Lifeline 
Despite Regulatory Concerns, Many Consumers Use BNPL as a Financial Lifeline 
March 27, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

This week Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), updated reporters about his agency’s efforts to scrutinize credit card reward programs.  What some may have...

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CFPB to Investigate Credit Card Reward Programs Following Consumer Complaints
CFPB to Investigate Credit Card Reward Programs Following Consumer Complaints
March 26, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will reportedly take a closer look at credit card reward programs. This move follows an increase in the number of complaints...

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28% of BNPL Applicants Motivated by No Interest Rate
28% of BNPL Applicants Motivated by No Interest Rate
March 25, 2024  |  BNPL

For buy now, pay later (BNPL) applicants, PYMNTS Intelligence finds, interest rates are a key concern. By the Numbers The 2023 PYMNTS Intelligence report “The...

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Retailers’ Embedded Finance Bets Pay Off
Retailers’ Embedded Finance Bets Pay Off
March 25, 2024  |  Retail

Retailers around the world are seeing their investments in embedded finance offerings boost their revenue. By integrating financial services directly into the shopping experience —...

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Gen Z Proves Hardest for BNPL Providers to Please
Gen Z Proves Hardest for BNPL Providers to Please
March 21, 2024  |  BNPL

While the vast majority of consumers are highly satisfied with their buy now, pay later (BNPL) experiences, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that many Gen Z...

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Will Bumper Crop of IPOs Take Cue From Busted FinTech Offerings?
Will Bumper Crop of IPOs Take Cue From Busted FinTech Offerings?
March 20, 2024  |  IPO

Investors may be gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) renaissance, but if PYMNTS’ FinTech IPO Index serves as any harbinger: Caveat emptor. There’s...

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Embedded Solutions Spur Demand for Card-Based Installments
Embedded Solutions Spur Demand for Card-Based Installments
March 20, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Colin Mellon, chief commercial officer at Splitit, told PYMNTS that installment plans, when linked to traditional card-based payments, can offer benefits throughout the commerce ecosystem. But...

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Split Payments May Boost Merchants’ Private-Label Card Momentum
Split Payments May Boost Merchants’ Private-Label Card Momentum
March 19, 2024  |  Payment Methods

For closed-loop systems — merchant-specific cards — split-payment options may spark both interest and momentum. Less than a year ago, PYMNTS Intelligence found that more...

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