recovery

June Air Travel Volume Off 86 Pct From Last Year
June Air Travel Volume Off 86 Pct From Last Year
July 28, 2020  |  Travel Payments

The latest forecast from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has airlines grappling with reduced demand until at least 2024 – and that’s the best-case...

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Today In Payments: Economists Predict Recovery Will Take Two Years Or More; Google Faces Lawsuit In Australia
Today In Payments: Economists Predict Recovery Will Take Two Years Or More; Google Faces Lawsuit...
July 27, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, economists say the U.S. economy could take two years to recover, and Google faces a lawsuit in Australia over its use...

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Shellfish Industry Turns To DTC To Boost Profits
Shellfish Industry Turns To DTC To Boost Profits
July 27, 2020  |  Retail

As the U.S. shellfish industry was headed into 2020, the big concern was climate change. People who made their living in the business were worried...

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New Report: Why Real-Time Settlement Can Make or Break Main Street Businesses
New Report: Why Real-Time Settlement Can Make or Break Main Street Businesses
July 27, 2020  |  SMBs

It’s been long said that small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of the American economy. That’s hard to argue with considering more than...

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Airlines Confront Grim Q2 As New COVID Fears Slam Travel Recovery
Airlines Confront Grim Q2 As New COVID Fears Slam Travel Recovery
July 22, 2020  |  Travel Payments

It was a bad week for airline stocks as bookings contracted on renewed coronavirus fears. PYMNTS reported earlier this week on new Transportation Security Agency (TSA) figures that travelers...

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The FAANG Gang And The Future Of The Recovery
The FAANG Gang And The Future Of The Recovery
July 21, 2020  |  Earnings

As earnings season starts up, the world is getting a glimpse into how the global pandemic and subsequent economic meltdown is impacting firms of all...

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PSCU CEO: Credit Unions And Microbusinesses Collaborate To Reopen/Restart The Economy
PSCU CEO: Credit Unions And Microbusinesses Collaborate To Reopen/Restart The Economy
July 21, 2020  |  Credit Unions

COVID-19 has hit the U.S. economy hard, but few areas were hit harder than small businesses. Roughly 90 percent of them are dubbed “microbusinesses,” which...

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Verizon Debuts Resource Hub To Help SMBs Amid Pandemic
Verizon Debuts Resource Hub To Help SMBs Amid Pandemic
July 20, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) keep contending with the effects of the pandemic, Verizon Business rolled out its inaugural SMB resource hub, according to...

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Is Voice The Ultimate Touchless Payments Experience?
Is Voice The Ultimate Touchless Payments Experience?
July 20, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Voice technology was already on the rise long before the global pandemic broke out, with a steadily increasing share of consumers using voice assistants like...

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