Tracker Series

Small Business Eager to Tap $51 Billion Embedded Finance Market
Small Business Eager to Tap $51 Billion Embedded Finance Market
December 09, 2022  |  Banking

Small to midsized businesses (SMBs) often face a legion of challenges when attempting to process payments swiftly and securely. Incorrect invoices, insufficient cash reserves and...

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Instant Payments Forces Banks to Put Fraud Prevention at the Forefront
Instant Payments Forces Banks to Put Fraud Prevention at the Forefront
December 08, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

The speed that makes instant payment apps such as Zelle and Venmo popular also makes them attractive tools for fraudsters. Bad actors defrauded nearly 18...

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Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked
Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked
December 01, 2022  |  Digital Payments

The digital banking renaissance has laid out a golden opportunity for telecom companies. Although states have largely eased their pandemic restrictions, many habits consumers picked...

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Mercado Libre Says LatAm’s eCommerce Market Is Complex but Rewarding
Mercado Libre Says LatAm’s eCommerce Market Is Complex but Rewarding
November 29, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

Digital payments are growing fast in Latin America, threatening to overtake cash as the preferred transaction method. One study revealed that mobile bank accounts in...

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Millennials Want Applying for Credit to Be ‘Subscription Simple’
Millennials Want Applying for Credit to Be ‘Subscription Simple’
November 28, 2022  |  Credit Unions

The last year and a half signaled a change in course around consumers’ digital banking expectations. Most users now highly value the quality and ease...

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Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
November 23, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly grown in popularity among consumers. PYMNTS research found that in the past year, 50 million consumers across the...

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Early Wage Access Could Tip the Scales in Worker Recruitment
Early Wage Access Could Tip the Scales in Worker Recruitment
November 11, 2022  |  Money Mobility

Fifty-five percent of consumers say their pay is falling behind in the race against inflation. Amid consumer anxiety about the rising cost of living, employees...

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What Customers Demand From Their QSR Ordering Experiences
What Customers Demand From Their QSR Ordering Experiences
November 10, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

The pandemic forced restaurants to pivot and deploy online platforms for contactless ordering, unified restaurant software, curbside pickup and delivery services to meet consumers where...

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Lawmakers Struggle to Balance Risk Reward of Crypto Regulation
Lawmakers Struggle to Balance Risk Reward of Crypto Regulation
November 07, 2022  |  Blockchain

Cryptocurrency is exploding in popularity but brings with it significant personal and societal risks. Bitcoin, for example, was valued at approximately $16,000 per coin in...

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