COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

COVID-19 Update: JPMorgan Chase Works To Bring Staffers Back Onsite; McDonald’s Aims To Open Dining Rooms Again Slowly

COVID-19 Update: JPMorgan Chase Works To Bring Staffers Back Onsite; McDonald’s Aims To Open Dining Rooms Again Slowly
COVID-19 Update: JPMorgan Chase Works To Bring Staffers Back Onsite; McDonald’s Aims To Open Dining...
April 21, 2020  |  Economy

Businesses from banks to quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking steps to bring workers and diners back into their buildings. Here are the latest coronavirus reopening...

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EU Says Tourism Sector Could Slide 70 Pct. From COVID-19
EU Says Tourism Sector Could Slide 70 Pct. From COVID-19
April 21, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Europe’s $849 billion annual tourist industry is taking a beating as visitors heed stay-at-home orders around the globe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full...

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Today In Payments: Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief; Grab CEO Says Company Facing ‘Tough Decisions’
Today In Payments: Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief; Grab CEO Says Company Facing ‘Tough Decisions’
April 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) have not gone to benefit small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and the...

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Barclays Rolls Out Coronavirus Loans To Help Large UK Corporates
Barclays Rolls Out Coronavirus Loans To Help Large UK Corporates
April 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To support large business banking customers affected by COVID-19 in Britain, Barclays is rolling out its Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme. The bank said...

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Georgia’s Reopening Plan Prompts Questions, Draws Fire
Georgia’s Reopening Plan Prompts Questions, Draws Fire
April 21, 2020  |  Economy

When is normal, or something that approximates it, coming back? That’s a question that’s been floating around since the COVID-19 lockdown became a nationwide event...

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Schumer: ‘We Have a Deal’ On More PPP Funding, Although GOP Not Quite Sure
Schumer: ‘We Have a Deal’ On More PPP Funding, Although GOP Not Quite Sure
April 21, 2020  |  Loans

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said on Tuesday (April 21) that “we have a deal” on a new $300 billion-plus package of...

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Building A Base Of True Capital
Building A Base Of True Capital
April 21, 2020  |  Economy

Noting that customer loyalty was a critical factor for restaurants that survived the 2008 market crash, Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins told PYMNTS, “When the current...

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Consumer Life In A Post-COVID-19 Economy
Consumer Life In A Post-COVID-19 Economy
April 21, 2020  |  Today In Data

American businesses and consumers are anxious to know whether the curve is being flattened and when the economy will reopen – and what life will look like...

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