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Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets

Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets
Mastercard Brings Commercial Cards to Digital Wallets
April 18, 2024  |  Mastercard

Continuing the industry’s migration of business payments and expense management to digital platforms, Mastercard announced today (April 18) that it is bringing its commercial cards to mobile...

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High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments
High Costs Hobble Small Businesses’ Adoption of Instant Payments
April 18, 2024  |  Money Mobility

Nonrecurring or ad hoc payments remain a significant part of the monthly revenues of small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). One way that SMBs streamline the...

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GenAI Bridges Small Business Lending Gap
GenAI Bridges Small Business Lending Gap
April 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

An unavoidable truth in business is that it frequently takes money to make money.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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More Payments Friction Coming for Customers
More Payments Friction Coming for Customers
April 18, 2024  |  Opinion

The recent credit card surcharge agreement brings into focus the impact regulations could have on businesses. Spreedly Vice President of Product Joe Meuse explains what...

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Next-Gen Fraud Strategies Use Data to Onboard Customers Safely
Next-Gen Fraud Strategies Use Data to Onboard Customers Safely
April 18, 2024  |  Opinion

Business need to fight fraud with data, says Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck. He breaks it down in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.” Get...

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Nearly Half of US Consumers Earning $100K+ Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Nearly Half of US Consumers Earning $100K+ Live Paycheck to Paycheck
April 18, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

According to PYMNTS Intelligence, 62% of U.S. consumers now live paycheck to paycheck, and that includes 48% of consumers earning more than $100,000 annually. Get...

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Fed’s Beige Book Cites Weak Discretionary Spending
Fed’s Beige Book Cites Weak Discretionary Spending
April 17, 2024  |  Economy

Eight times each year the Fed publishes what’s known as the Beige Book — a qualitative take from each of the 12 federal bank districts....

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Visa Acceptance Enhancements Connect AI to Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper
Visa Acceptance Enhancements Connect AI to Click-and-Mortar™ Shopper
April 17, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Earlier this year, Visa and PYMNTS Intelligence trained a spotlight on the Click-and-Mortar™ shopper. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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NCR Voyix Warns on Instant Payments Adoption Delays
NCR Voyix Warns on Instant Payments Adoption Delays
April 17, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments have enjoyed optional status up to this point. But they are quickly becoming an essential competitive factor for financial institutions (FIs), especially in...

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