consumers

For Better Banking, Is Consumer Control Actually Key?
For Better Banking, Is Consumer Control Actually Key?
October 03, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Consumers want control — everybody seems to know that. But what you probably don’t know is that consumers want the type of financial services control...

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Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone
Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone
September 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than...

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Retail Innovation Depends On Older Consumers, Too
Retail Innovation Depends On Older Consumers, Too
August 14, 2019  |  Retail

Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough. Their mobile habits,...

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Trade Wars Could Cost Each US Consumer $900 This Holiday Season
Trade Wars Could Cost Each US Consumer $900 This Holiday Season
August 12, 2019  |  Commerce

All wars have casualties. And the casualties linger after the clashes stop. This will likely be the case as the U.S./China trade war continues, and...

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Retail Automation: Big Bang Or Slow Build?
Retail Automation: Big Bang Or Slow Build?
August 09, 2019  |  News

Kiosks. Intelligent cabinets. Cashless stores. Retailers must embrace automation, as Tim Moran, senior vice president of product and marketing at Worldnet, tells PYMNTS. But certain verticals...

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Identity Verification Firm Truework Gets $12M For Cloud-Hosted Solutions
Identity Verification Firm Truework Gets $12M For Cloud-Hosted Solutions
July 31, 2019  |  Investments

Identity Verification firm Truework announced it has raised $12 million in Series A financing led by Sequoia Capital. As part of the transaction, Alfred Lin,...

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QSRs Supersize Their Digital Ante
QSRs Supersize Their Digital Ante
July 30, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

The second quarter of 2019 showed that the QSR digital and mobile innovation push has gained more fuel. Starbucks, McDonald’s, Dunkin and Chipotle are among...

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CFPB Report: One In Four Consumers Have Debt In Collections
CFPB Report: One In Four Consumers Have Debt In Collections
July 19, 2019  |  Debt

More than a quarter of consumers have one debt in collections, according to data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A large swath of that is...

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Push Payments’ Path To Digital Innovation In The Developing World
Push Payments’ Path To Digital Innovation In The Developing World
June 05, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Push payments have been a topic of conversation in the developed world for the last several years, across verticals and use cases. Riding the card...

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