The holiday shopping season is so important to retailers that it has become a matter of survival for many. One in four businesses believes recent...
Shoppers are returning to physical stores this holiday season, but digital habits adopted during the pandemic show no signs of abating. More than three-quarters of...
Real-time payments are becoming table stakes worldwide, driven by intense demand from businesses and individuals. Surveys have found that the availability of fast payments was...
Digital tools are helping improve financial inclusion for banks in the United States, and many customers use their mobile phones to manage their bank accounts....
The International Monetary Fund has identified central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as more efficient alternatives to physical cash that promise to lower transaction costs, promote...
Real-time payments provide value because knowing exactly when a payment will be received cannot be overstated. This is especially true for those with tight cash...
Consumers are feeling the impact of high inflation. Prices in October were 7.7% higher than the year before, and though prices have dropped somewhat in...
Real-time payments have become table stakes for countries worldwide. Europe has more than half of the world’s real-time payment-enabled markets, with 20 nations now using...
The online sports betting industry is on a winning streak. After a Supreme Court ruling in 2017 paved the way for states to legalize gambling...