QR codes have become the star player on the digital payments stage in China and throughout Southeast Asia. Consumers and businesses are wholeheartedly embracing mobile wallets powered by QR codes as the best way to pay, pretty much no matter where they are – or...
The conventional wisdom may hold that creative types — musicians among them — are not the savviest of business mavens. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
It’s been said that “gamblers find things to gamble on.” Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The pandemic gave quick-service restaurants (QSRs) incredible motivation to get their digital acts together. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS...
Square Inc. on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced the launch of two new features the company says will make payroll easier for employers and employees alike. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling contactless payments as one financial mobile app company says without a public health crisis, it would have taken three years to see such a reduction in the use of cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Scotland-based Tesco Bank has announced that it’s the first financial institution (FI) in the United Kingdom to introduce technology that allows its 2.6 million credit card customers to more easily manage and pay their balances. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
In a year that will see more than 25,000 retail stores blink out of existence, with an estimated 16,000 restaurants having closed permanently by August, people could use some upbeat news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
To get a sense of how widespread the interest is, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in August the Boston Fed was teaming up with MIT to explore the infrastructure that might underpin digital currencies. Brainard said in a speech that digital greenbacks have the potential...
