digital shift

Bank Account Validation Boosts B2B Payments Security, Protects Against ‘Bad Insiders’
Bank Account Validation Boosts B2B Payments Security, Protects Against ‘Bad Insiders’
January 18, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

“It’s always a cat and mouse game between the fraudsters and the ones that are trying to stop them,” nsKnox Chief Operating Officer Nithai Barzam...

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Banking-as-a-Service Helps Community Banks Grow Main Street Deposit
Banking-as-a-Service Helps Community Banks Grow Main Street Deposit
January 17, 2023  |  Banking

Banking-as-a-service will help community banks prosper in the digital age. Jeff Nowicki, vice president of banking at Treasury Prime, told PYMNTS in a recent interview...

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Freightos’ Freight-as-a-Service Platform Finds Success With Large Suppliers
Freightos’ Freight-as-a-Service Platform Finds Success With Large Suppliers
January 16, 2023  |  Shipping

For any platform model to succeed, there should be growth in both supply and demand. Freightos’ most recent update on its bookings and transactions show...

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NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show Celebrates Return to Physical Stores
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) 2023 Retail’s Big Show starting Sunday (Jan. 15) is hyper-focused on in-store experiences. That’s not to say that eCommerce won’t...

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Japan Outpaces Other Countries With 20% Spike in Digital Wallet Adoption
Japan Outpaces Other Countries With 20% Spike in Digital Wallet Adoption
January 13, 2023  |  Connected Economy

There’s a kind of World Cup of digital transformation playing out right now. PYMNTS ongoing ConnectedEconomy™ Index research into digital transformation trends across 11 countries...

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Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
Nigeria’s 5G Race Heats Up as Airtel Acquires New License
January 12, 2023  |  Europe

Airtel Africa has acquired 5G spectrum capacity in Nigeria, one of the region’s largest economies. The news, announced by the company this week, means that...

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Empty ‘Ghost Banks’ Are Costly Side Effect Digital Transformation
Empty ‘Ghost Banks’ Are Costly Side Effect Digital Transformation
January 12, 2023  |  Banking

Empty bank branches dotting Argentina are visually underscoring the nation’s transition to digital banking. The world is currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation driven by changing...

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Online Dating Study Reveals Complexity, Popularity and a Few Surprises
Online Dating Study Reveals Complexity, Popularity and a Few Surprises
January 12, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Without question, more lonely hearts are getting (ahem) engaged with help from the connected economy. In a pair of recent studies taking in responses from...

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Digital Payment Growth Threatens EU Consumers’ Cash Usage
Digital Payment Growth Threatens EU Consumers’ Cash Usage
January 11, 2023  |  Cash

Around a third of eurozone consumers have reduced their cash usage compared to pre-pandemic levels. According to the results of a recent European Central Bank...

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