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Retail Payments Acceptance Presents Innovation Roadblocks
Retail Payments Acceptance Presents Innovation Roadblocks
March 05, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Among the many payment acceptance tools now available, embedded solutions provided by a variety of payment facilitators (PayFacs) have become increasingly popular among marketplaces and...

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Savings Drop Threatens Consumers Ability to Handle Emergency Expenses
Savings Drop Threatens Consumers Ability to Handle Emergency Expenses
March 04, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are now saving less money for the proverbial rainy day than they were a year ago. The personal savings rate in January was 3.8%, which was...

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Consumers Want Personalized Promotions; Just Half Receive Relevant Ones
Consumers Want Personalized Promotions; Just Half Receive Relevant Ones
March 01, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Everyone likes a customized gift, right?  Yes, but only if it’s the right gift. A recent study from PYMNTS Intelligence confirms personalized offers from merchants can...

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Millennials Pull Rank as Brand Ambassadors; Gen Z Tougher Customers
Millennials Pull Rank as Brand Ambassadors; Gen Z Tougher Customers
February 29, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

With so much consumer review information accessible on the go, the days of simply rolling the dice and taking a chance on a local restaurant...

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Main Street SMBs Tap Online Channels to Drive Business Growth
Main Street SMBs Tap Online Channels to Drive Business Growth
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to an eCommerce economy, with historically high sales in 2020 and 2021. As a result, most Main Street...

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Cash-Back Deals Could Drive Consumer Adoption of Pay by Bank
Cash-Back Deals Could Drive Consumer Adoption of Pay by Bank
February 26, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Amid consumer hesitation to adopt account-to-account (A2A) payments, cash-back incentives could go a long way toward driving use. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study...

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Shoppers Tap BNPL for Health and Beauty Purchases
Shoppers Tap BNPL for Health and Beauty Purchases
February 23, 2024  |  Buy Now Pay Later

As consumers look to installment plans to help them afford the products they want under ongoing budgetary pressures, many are turning to buy now, pay...

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Nearly 60% of Firms Say Failed Payments Are Expensive to Track and Resolve
Nearly 60% of Firms Say Failed Payments Are Expensive to Track and Resolve
February 23, 2024  |  Digital Payments

False declines, which cause friction in the payment process, have a detrimental effect on transaction success rates and discourage customers from returning.  According to findings...

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42% of SMBs Would Pay a Fee to Receive Instant Ad Hoc Payments
42% of SMBs Would Pay a Fee to Receive Instant Ad Hoc Payments
February 21, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) heavily rely on ad hoc payments to sustain their cash flow.  According to “How Instant Ad Hoc Payments Drive SMB...

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