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New Data Shows Consumers Take Strategic Approach to Credit Usage

New Data Shows Consumers Take Strategic Approach to Credit Usage
New Data Shows Consumers Take Strategic Approach to Credit Usage
December 30, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Credit takes center stage in the spending habits and financial lifestyles of today’s consumers. Increasingly, consumers strategically use multiple credit products to maintain financial flexibility...

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Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
Retailers Resolve to Even Up Online and In-Store Experiences in 2025
December 27, 2024  |  Retail

While holiday spending may have filled merchants’ coffers, the challenge will be to keep consumer momentum going at the registers, particularly at brick-and-mortar stores. Get...

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How Two-Thirds of American Consumers Managed Their Paychecks in 2024
How Two-Thirds of American Consumers Managed Their Paychecks in 2024
December 27, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Profound shifts in consumer behavior and priorities characterized 2024. As of November, 67% of consumers live paycheck to paycheck. In fact, this is the highest...

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Gen Z Drives Enthusiasm for Embedded Finance Usage
Gen Z Drives Enthusiasm for Embedded Finance Usage
December 26, 2024  |  SMBs

Embedded lending is already reshaping how consumers and smaller businesses access credit through its convenience and flexibility. Lenders recognize the transformative potential, but they also...

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Digital ID Verification Reduces Stadium Entry Wait Times by 68%
Digital ID Verification Reduces Stadium Entry Wait Times by 68%
December 26, 2024  |  Digital Identity

Digital identity verification and blockchain-based ticketing are helping stadium operators enhance the fan experience by letting them spend less time waiting in lines and more...

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10 Ways SMBs Accessed and Used Credit in 2024
10 Ways SMBs Accessed and Used Credit in 2024
December 26, 2024  |  SMBs

SMBs can have wildly different experiences accessing credit, PYMNTS Intelligence data reveals. This disparity is especially evident when comparing small businesses of different revenue brackets....

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95% of Companies That Fully Automate AP See Healthier Finances
95% of Companies That Fully Automate AP See Healthier Finances
December 24, 2024  |  Accounts Payable

Many businesses rely on manual accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, which lead to slow, error-prone accounting that increases fraud risk. This can result in...

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Update: Middle-Market Execs Predict a Brighter 2025 Despite This Year’s Challenges
Update: Middle-Market Execs Predict a Brighter 2025 Despite This Year’s Challenges
December 23, 2024  |  CFO

Uncertainty reshaped middle-market firms’ operations in 2024, and a consistent theme emerged this year: Firms leveraging analytics and targeted strategies saw improved resilience and profitability....

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New Data: eCommerce Merchants See Big Gains by Embracing Digital Wallets and BNPL
New Data: eCommerce Merchants See Big Gains by Embracing Digital Wallets and BNPL
December 20, 2024  |  eCommerce

Credit and debit cards still dominate the eCommerce arena, yet alternative payment methods such as digital wallets and buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans have...

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