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Nearly Half of US Consumers Earning $100K+ Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Nearly Half of US Consumers Earning $100K+ Live Paycheck to Paycheck
April 18, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

According to PYMNTS Intelligence, 62% of U.S. consumers now live paycheck to paycheck, and that includes 48% of consumers earning more than $100,000 annually. In...

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43% of eCommerce Execs Say Two-Factor Authentication Can Mitigate Fraud
43% of eCommerce Execs Say Two-Factor Authentication Can Mitigate Fraud
April 17, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

It’s imperative for eCommerce merchants serving international markets to be able to complete frictionless cross-border transactions. However, since these merchants must also fend off fraudsters,...

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46% of Instant Payment Skeptics Want Bank Info Hidden
46% of Instant Payment Skeptics Want Bank Info Hidden
April 16, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Whether it’s employee earnings, Social Security payments, tax refunds, insurance claim payouts, investment distributions or something else, most U.S. consumers now receive some type of...

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Lack of Working Capital Hinders Mid-Market Performance in APAC
Lack of Working Capital Hinders Mid-Market Performance in APAC
April 15, 2024  |  Spend Management

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region contributed roughly two-thirds of global growth last year. PYMNTS Intelligence recently studied Growth Corporates, or mid-market firms, in the APAC region...

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Brand Sites Suffer as Consumers Browse but Do Not Buy
Brand Sites Suffer as Consumers Browse but Do Not Buy
April 12, 2024  |  eCommerce

Consumers make many choices when shopping, and perhaps no decision is more important than whether to complete a purchase. But in the world of eCommerce,...

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FI Execs Curb Their Enthusiasm for Open Banking
FI Execs Curb Their Enthusiasm for Open Banking
April 11, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Open banking, the legal framework permitting secure data sharing amongst financial institutions (FIs) and third-party FinTechs to enhance the products and services they offer consumers,...

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58% of US Consumers Sell Used Clothes to Earn Extra Money
58% of US Consumers Sell Used Clothes to Earn Extra Money
April 10, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

In the latest edition of “The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report: High-Income Consumers Lead Surprising New Data on Side Hustles,” PYMNTS Intelligence explored a variety of methods U.S....

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Consumer Anxiety Over Debt Highest Since Pandemic  
Consumer Anxiety Over Debt Highest Since Pandemic  
April 09, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals that consumer concerns about inflation are holding steady, but their anxieties over debt are on...

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GenZ Loves Their Digital Wallets
GenZ Loves Their Digital Wallets
April 09, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet provide consumers with convenient and secure ways to make in-store and online purchases without having to put sensitive credit or...

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