Editor’s Picks

‘Stranger Things’ Have Happened: Netflix Bets Tweaks Will Reverse Post-Pandemic Decline
‘Stranger Things’ Have Happened: Netflix Bets Tweaks Will Reverse Post-Pandemic Decline
July 20, 2022  |  Earnings

Newtonian physics applies to Netflix, too — what goes up comes down — and so it is with the streaming pioneer right now. Still, Wall...

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Will Klarna’s BNPL Pop-up Retail Store in LA Be an Oasis or a Mirage?
Will Klarna’s BNPL Pop-up Retail Store in LA Be an Oasis or a Mirage?
July 20, 2022  |  Retail

It’s being branded as a “Klarna Oasis,” a two-day pop-up store a few blocks off the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood that marks the embattled buy...

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Personalizing the Credit Union Experience Can Avoid Members’ ‘Fight or Flight’
Personalizing the Credit Union Experience Can Avoid Members’ ‘Fight or Flight’
July 20, 2022  |  Credit Unions

Fight or flight. The classic conflict winds its way through all many aspects of life — even financial services. Turns out that some credit union...

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Study Finds Half of Retailers Turned Away New Business Customers Over KYB
Study Finds Half of Retailers Turned Away New Business Customers Over KYB
July 20, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Proving and authenticating an organization’s digital identity is one of the biggest struggles for companies mitigating business-to-business (B2B) payments fraud. PYMNTS’ data finds that nearly...

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Milkshake, Anyone? Fast Food Brands Hone Menus to Squeeze out Profits
Milkshake, Anyone? Fast Food Brands Hone Menus to Squeeze out Profits
July 19, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants continue to struggle with inflation challenges, different brands are finding their own ways to handle these pressures. While some are jacking up their...

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CFPB Wants Banks to Pay Back Victims Scammed Using Zelle, Other P2P Services
CFPB Wants Banks to Pay Back Victims Scammed Using Zelle, Other P2P Services
July 19, 2022  |  CFPB

Victims of scams involving Zelle and other peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfer services could be getting new assistance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by...

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EU Plans Instant Payment Regulation in 2022, US Eyes FedNow for 2023
EU Plans Instant Payment Regulation in 2022, US Eyes FedNow for 2023
July 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Real-time payments (RTP), account-to-account (A2A) payments and instant payments all refer to the ability to process payments in seconds. This is one of the next...

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Voice of the CFO: A Startup’s CFO’s View on Future-Proofing Business
Voice of the CFO: A Startup’s CFO’s View on Future-Proofing Business
July 19, 2022  |  B2B Payments

As Franco-American MedTech firm TISSIUM is preparing its platform for the commercial stage, it has already had an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in place...

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UK Consumers Trust PayPal More Than Banks to Provide Super App, Study Finds
UK Consumers Trust PayPal More Than Banks to Provide Super App, Study Finds
July 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The U.K.’s appetite for a super app is huge. That assertion is according to a recent report published by PYMNTS in collaboration with PayPal, titled...

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