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CFPB Clarifies Position On Earned Wage Access Policy; Says Programs Are Not An Extension Of Credit

CFPB Clarifies Position On Earned Wage Access Policy; Says Programs Are Not An Extension Of Credit
CFPB Clarifies Position On Earned Wage Access Policy; Says Programs Are Not An Extension Of...
December 01, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion Monday (Nov. 30) that earned wage access (EWA) products do not represent extensions of credit...

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Alibaba Bridges Cross-Border B2B Buyer-Seller Trust Gap
Alibaba Bridges Cross-Border B2B Buyer-Seller Trust Gap
December 01, 2020  |  Back-office

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Paidy Founder Says Japanese Consumers Ready For New Take On Buy Now Pay Later
Paidy Founder Says Japanese Consumers Ready For New Take On Buy Now Pay Later
December 01, 2020  |  Payment Methods

When it comes to the attitude about and usage of credit, not all countries are created equal. In fact, even within geographic areas certain countries...

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Payments As A Service Help Banks Build Resiliency
Payments As A Service Help Banks Build Resiliency
December 01, 2020  |  Payments As A Service

The pandemic has shone a light on some glaring inefficiencies in B2B payments. But Deepak Gupta, global head of PaaS at Volante Technologies, told PYMNTS that...

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Cutting Through The Cross-Border Payments Confusion
Cutting Through The Cross-Border Payments Confusion
December 01, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The world doesn’t lack for stories about cross-border payments gone wrong. As North Lane Technologies CEO Seth Brennan told Karen Webster in a recent conversation,...

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DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
DATA: Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend
November 30, 2020  |  Retail

In most years, Thanksgiving Weekend and Cyber Monday are a starting point for a lot of seasonal shoppers. This year, as has been observed many...

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New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free
New Data: Consumers Want Banks To Use Location Data To Keep Accounts, Transactions Fraud-Free
November 30, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

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Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
Why Refunds Are The New Chargeback
November 30, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

It used to be an uncommon occurrence with a funny name, a misdemeanor of the digital-first era — but porch pirates aren’t so funny anymore....

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