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Gen Z Card Users Are Dissatisfied With Rewards Programs
Gen Z Card Users Are Dissatisfied With Rewards Programs
March 25, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Generation Z consumers, those often digitally savvy 18- to 25-year-olds, have emerged as an important target market for financial institutions (FIs) seeking to expand their...

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Social Apps Race to Monetize Shoppable Commerce Opportunity
Social Apps Race to Monetize Shoppable Commerce Opportunity
March 22, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As contextual commerce transforms online shopping, social media platforms are seizing the opportunity to integrate purchasing into their platforms. These apps and websites, once just...

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Walmart and Amazon Compete for Deal-Seeking Electronics Customers
Walmart and Amazon Compete for Deal-Seeking Electronics Customers
March 22, 2024  |  Retail

Walmart is looking to MacBooks to drive up its share of consumer electronics spending as Amazon continues to widen its lead in the category. The...

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40% of Global Consumers Now Fit the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper Profile
40% of Global Consumers Now Fit the Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper Profile
March 22, 2024  |  Retail

The days of consumers mentally segregating in-store shopping from its online counterpart are over.  Nowadays, as PYMNTS Intelligence’s “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: The Rise...

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FinTech IPO Index Soars 5.2% as Lufax Is Up 73% Post-Earnings 
FinTech IPO Index Soars 5.2% as Lufax Is Up 73% Post-Earnings 
March 22, 2024  |  IPO

There were a few stunning surges this past week with the FinTech IPO Index, which added more than 5% through five sessions. And, as has...

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Antitrust Suit Alleges Apple ‘Inhibits’ Cross-Platform Digital Wallets
Antitrust Suit Alleges Apple ‘Inhibits’ Cross-Platform Digital Wallets
March 21, 2024  |  Apple

Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly...

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Meet the Titans: Major Players Funding the Future of AI
Meet the Titans: Major Players Funding the Future of AI
March 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Saudi Arabia aims to carve out a leadership role in the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) field with a proposed $40 billion investment fund, as The...

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Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
Small Business, Banks Embrace Credit Alternatives
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

Banks — the stalwarts of traditional lending — are finding new channels and conduits to getting capital to borrowers, across alternative channels, and with FinTech...

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Fiserv: Online Authentication Is ‘Moment of Truth’ for Banks and Merchants
Fiserv: Online Authentication Is ‘Moment of Truth’ for Banks and Merchants
March 21, 2024  |  Authentication

Jason Paguandas, vice president and general manager, merchant security and fraud at Carat from Fiserv , told Karen Webster that while the technologies may be...

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