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Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants

Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants
Payment Diversification Creates Winning Formula for Merchants
May 08, 2024  |  Payment Methods

There’s no place like home, particularly when it comes to preferred payment mechanisms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Biometric Wallets Emerge as Payments Modernization Strategy
Biometric Wallets Emerge as Payments Modernization Strategy
May 08, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

As payments go digital, their authentication is getting more organic — literally. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Pharmacy AI Set to Grow as Companies Look to Streamline
Pharmacy AI Set to Grow as Companies Look to Streamline
May 07, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The robots are coming — to a pharmacy near you. As the world looks to streamline healthcare, the pharmacy automation market is poised to be...

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Live Events Take Center Stage in Consumer Spending
Live Events Take Center Stage in Consumer Spending
May 07, 2024  |  Earnings

As consumers feel their budgets come under pressure, people continue to spring for live event tickets, Vivid Seats’ latest earnings results reveal, even as they cut back on...

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39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
May 07, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Once card holders are made aware of how they can earn rewards by using their credit and debit cards to pay for goods and services,...

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Are Co-Branded Credit Cards Facing an Existential Crisis?
Are Co-Branded Credit Cards Facing an Existential Crisis?
May 07, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

General-purpose credit cards dominate the consumer credit card landscape. In fact, about 2.5 times more consumers hold general-use credit cards than either co-branded credit or...

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Virtual Cards Close Middle-Market Cash Flow ‘Unpredictability Gap’
Virtual Cards Close Middle-Market Cash Flow ‘Unpredictability Gap’
May 07, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards are at a tipping point. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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CFPB Rule 1033 Will Hasten Shift to Open Banking in US
CFPB Rule 1033 Will Hasten Shift to Open Banking in US
May 07, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Back in October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made public a new rule about data and data sharing. And it wasted no time signaling the intent behind it....

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Investments in Data Analytics Drive Agility for Rewards Network
Investments in Data Analytics Drive Agility for Rewards Network
May 07, 2024  |  Opinion

Investments in technology, data science and analytics pay dividends in uncertain times, Rewards Network Chief Product Officer James Roedding writes in the new PYMNTS eBook,...

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