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Report: Demand For Retail Rewards In Brazil Outpaces Actual Perks By A 5-To-1 Margin

Report: Demand For Retail Rewards In Brazil Outpaces Actual Perks By A 5-To-1 Margin
Report: Demand For Retail Rewards In Brazil Outpaces Actual Perks By A 5-To-1 Margin
July 27, 2021  |  SMBs

Making Loyalty Work For Small Businesses: Brazil Edition, a PYMNTS and Pollinate collaboration, analyzes survey responses from a census-balanced panel of 1,106 Brazilian consumers to...

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From Sales To Orders And Even Trade Shows, B2B’s Shift To Digital Is Expanding
From Sales To Orders And Even Trade Shows, B2B’s Shift To Digital Is Expanding
July 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With Zoom meetings replacing in-person business conferences and virtual events replacing the physical trade show, the way B2B organizations interact and transact with business customers...

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Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
July 27, 2021  |  BNPL

For most Americans, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is still mostly an online shopping experience. That is where they first encountered the increasingly popular payment...

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How Identity Has Become The ‘Linchpin’ Of The Digital Economy
How Identity Has Become The ‘Linchpin’ Of The Digital Economy
July 27, 2021  |  Authentication

Not so long ago, identity wasn’t really an area of concern in the financial services ecosystem, or the economy at large. Fast-forward a decade and...

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Data Brief: 77 Pct Of Credit-Challenged Consumers Favor BNPL For Spend Management
Data Brief: 77 Pct Of Credit-Challenged Consumers Favor BNPL For Spend Management
July 26, 2021  |  BNPL

Opening on the fundamental idea that most shoppers crave digital tools “that are secure and provide tangible value, such as expanding their payment options or...

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Rampant Check Fraud Problem Puts The Challenge In Challenger Banks
Rampant Check Fraud Problem Puts The Challenge In Challenger Banks
July 26, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

What is a bank? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Is The White House’s Big Tech Executive Order A Solution In Search of A Problem?
Is The White House’s Big Tech Executive Order A Solution In Search of A Problem?
July 26, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

President Joe Biden kicked off the month of July with a bang, signing a sweeping executive order (EO) aimed at promoting competitive markets across the...

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Retailers Find New Revenue Streams In Banking-As-A-Service Models
Retailers Find New Revenue Streams In Banking-As-A-Service Models
July 26, 2021  |  Banking

In the rise of the platform economy, the super app looms large. The lines between services and brands that once were simple and well-defined —...

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