Digital commerce is evolving around the world. In some places, like India, it is happening by statute, and leaving no small amount of confusion in its wake. In some places, it is happening by technological advances, like the quickly expanding world of contactless payments. And...
The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow famously wrote that “Into each life some rain must fall,” a reminder that not every day can be a perfect day, or even good one. Sometime it rains. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The European Union’s (EU’s) PSD2 is making merchants that deal with payment data from Eurozone citizens enhance their payment protocols. In other news, Fundbox is expanding access to its Fundbox Pay business credit solution. And Starbucks has grown its loyalty rewards program enrollment, while big-name merchants in...
Community banks could put more contactless cards into the hands of consumers with the help of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). At the same time, gig economy workers don’t want to wait for funds or spend additional time moving money from one account to another. And the demand...
Target plans to bring contactless payments to all stores in the United States over the next several weeks. More retailers are tapping into immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences to bring customers through their doors. And consumers are looking for speed, among other features, in a...
Retail startup Caper is reinventing the grocery store experience with a shopping cart that automatically checks out the items shoppers place inside them. And grocers are vying to attract shoppers, as a sizable portion of spending from U.S. households is dedicated to food or similar...
Financial Innovation Now (FIN) submitted a public letter in December, contending that the Fed was best-positioned to operate a ubiquitous, interoperable real-time payments network. Innovation, flexibility and agility helped drive WEX’s acquisition of Discovery Benefits, Inc. (DBI). Mobile is expected to comprise more than half of eCommerce in...
The world of financial services is no longer going digital – it’s gone digital, a fact confirmed by the recent spree of bank earnings reports with counts of mobile banking members. That digital world has benefits that are easily visible in the form of growing...
Today marks Day 30 of the government shutdown, leading to consequences both complex and serious; and Twitter feuds that can only be described as surreal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...
