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The Role of Flexible Refunds in Driving Subscriber Growth

The Role of Flexible Refunds in Driving Subscriber Growth
The Role of Flexible Refunds in Driving Subscriber Growth
December 17, 2021  |  Subscription Commerce

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To Survive and Grow in 2021, Restaurants Put Tech Innovation and Culture on the Menu
To Survive and Grow in 2021, Restaurants Put Tech Innovation and Culture on the Menu
December 17, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The coronavirus pandemic upended the restaurant industry as we know it. Call it a pressure cooker in a business that was notoriously make-or-break, even before...

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Even Same-Day ACH Too Slow for Consumers as Instant Payouts Rewrite the Rules
Even Same-Day ACH Too Slow for Consumers as Instant Payouts Rewrite the Rules
December 17, 2021  |  Faster Payments

If government COVID stimulus disbursements leave a lasting impression — and they will — it will be on consumer awareness that same-day (and even instant)...

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Today’s CFO Uses Data and Experience to Shape Digital Transformation
Today’s CFO Uses Data and Experience to Shape Digital Transformation
December 17, 2021  |  CFO

As the first public neobank in the U.S., LendingClub has well-positioned itself to meet consumers’ needs as they rely more and more on digital channels...

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Payments 2022 Will Be All About One Word: Simplification
Payments 2022 Will Be All About One Word: Simplification
December 17, 2021  |  Faster Payments

If 2021 is the year of digital payments, it is also when real-time payments got ready for their closeup, to steal a classic movie line....

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Banks Can Win at Buy Now, Pay Later If They Play to Their Strengths
Banks Can Win at Buy Now, Pay Later If They Play to Their Strengths
December 17, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

No disrespect to crypto, but few would disagree that buy now, pay later (BNPL) is the payments sensation of the pandemic era, with PYMNTS research...

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20% of Consumers Are Very Interested in Switching Banks for an Open Banking Platform
20% of Consumers Are Very Interested in Switching Banks for an Open Banking Platform
December 16, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Consumers crave the banking convenience provided by third-party portals and apps that offer connections between bank accounts and merchants.  Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Finicity CEO: Regulatory Patchwork Holds Back Open Banking Efforts in the US
Finicity CEO: Regulatory Patchwork Holds Back Open Banking Efforts in the US
December 16, 2021  |  Regulation

U.S. companies may have made significant progress in bringing innovation to the payment systems that undergird the digital economy, but regulation hasn’t necessarily kept apace....

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Global Merchants Use Payments to Make Online Shoppers Feel at Home
Global Merchants Use Payments to Make Online Shoppers Feel at Home
December 16, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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