digital wallets

Report: An Uncertain Economy Weighs on Embedded Finance Innovation for Marketplaces
Report: An Uncertain Economy Weighs on Embedded Finance Innovation for Marketplaces
March 15, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Logistics and wholesale trade businesses exhibit robust demand for embedded finance innovations. For example, most payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and marketplaces are...

READ MORE >
TouchTunes Unveils Mobile Wallet for In-Venue Entertainment
TouchTunes Unveils Mobile Wallet for In-Venue Entertainment
March 14, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Interactive music/entertainment platform TouchTunes is entering the mobile payment arena. The company on Thursday (March 14) announced the launch of FunWallet, its cashless mobile payment platform that lets...

READ MORE >
Would You Sell Your House for Bitcoin? People Do
Would You Sell Your House for Bitcoin? People Do
March 14, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

It is 2024, and the $2.9 trillion cryptocurrency sector doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. That’s despite a 2022 and 2023 that saw the total market capitalization shrink...

READ MORE >
Consumers Spend More at Restaurants When Using Digital Wallets
Consumers Spend More at Restaurants When Using Digital Wallets
March 14, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Digital wallets — such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, which use near-field communication tags, and Amazon Pay and PayPal, which use QR codes —...

READ MORE >
Operational Innovations Drive Software Publishing Marketplaces
Operational Innovations Drive Software Publishing Marketplaces
March 13, 2024  |  Innovation

The software publishing industry is in a state of flux right now as it embraces embedded finance to facilitate new growth — and many payment...

READ MORE >
Commonwealth Bank CEO: Apple Needs ‘More Scrutiny in Australia’
Commonwealth Bank CEO: Apple Needs ‘More Scrutiny in Australia’
March 11, 2024  |  Apple

The head of Australia’s Commonwealth Bank says Apple’s in-country payments operations need greater oversight. “They should be subjected to a lot more scrutiny in Australia,” said Matt Comyn, whose comments at a...

READ MORE >
PayPal Opens iPhone Tap to Pay for Venmo Business Users
PayPal Opens iPhone Tap to Pay for Venmo Business Users
March 07, 2024  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal has expanded its Tap to Pay on iPhone offering in the U.S. The company said in a Thursday (March 7) press release that the service...

READ MORE >
Travelex CEO Says Travelers Getting Smarter About Managing FX Risks
Travelex CEO Says Travelers Getting Smarter About Managing FX Risks
March 07, 2024  |  Travel Payments

The travel industry is on a strong rebound post-pandemic, experiencing a notable resurgence in activity and revenue. And despite the rise of digital payments methods, Richard...

READ MORE >
Gen Z Online Shoppers 120% Likelier Than Millennials to Use Apple Pay
Gen Z Online Shoppers 120% Likelier Than Millennials to Use Apple Pay
March 06, 2024  |  Payment Methods

When it comes to digital wallet adoption, the youngest consumers are outpacing older generations by a wide margin, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals. By the Numbers...

READ MORE >