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Payment Methods
Convenience Drives Non-Cash Users to Pay With Card

For consumers no longer carrying wallets full of cash, ease and convenience are top...

artificial intelligence
Billion-Dollar Buddies? Forecasting A Boom in the AI Companion Industry

The industry of companion apps and robots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Lending Innovations, AI and Digital Payments 

The B2B landscape is on the cusp of the next era in payments innovation. ...

IPO
Report: ShipBob Planning to Launch IPO With $4 Billion Valuation

ShipBob is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) as soon as...

Retail
Shoppers May Ditch Preferred Merchants if Credit Card Surcharges Expand

With consumers struggling under ongoing financial challenges, many may find credit card surcharges to...

Streaming
Streaming Platforms Navigate Shifting Market Dynamics Amid Subscriber Boom

Netflix’s first-quarter earnings report on Thursday (April 18) paints a picture of success, with...

Apple
EU Regulators Set to Accept Apple’s Proposals on Tap-and-Go Tech

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are reportedly preparing to approve Apple’s tap-and-go mobile payments system proposals as...

Retail
Brazil’s Click-and-Mortar™ Shoppers Underpin Pix and Instant Payments Growth

The rise of the Click-and-Mortar™ shopper in Brazil may give some tailwind to the...

Earnings
P&G: Shoppers Are Done Trading Down to Private-Label

Many consumers may have traded down to private-label brands in earlier stages of the...

Earnings
Airlines Say Tech Companies Driving Rebound in Business Travel

Business travel has reportedly caught up with the booming business that leisure travel has...

Blockchain
Making Sense of Why FIs Are Tokenizing Real-World Assets 

The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is emerging as more than just a token...

Cryptocurrency
Tether and Telegram Join Forces to Enable Crypto Payments

Stablecoin issuer Tether has partnered with the TON Foundation to enable customers to send...

Retail
Amazon-Walmart Rivalry for Consumer Retail Spend Turned in 2022

PYMNTS Intelligence has closely watched the two leading U.S. retail giants — Amazon and...

Earnings
Regions Bank Struggles With Expenses; Bullish On Consumer

Two months after laying off 3% of its workforce, the Birmingham, Alabama-based Regions Bank...

artificial intelligence
This Week in AI: Proposed Federal Oversight, Cybersecurity, Gaming Development

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, Sen. Mitt Romney’s initiative for greater federal oversight...

Security & Fraud
German Agency Criticizes EY’s Audits of Wirecard

A German regulator has reportedly concluded that EY’s audit work and quality control regarding the...

Social Commerce
Social Platforms and PayFacs Power Monetization of the Creator Economy

Whether it’s a viral Instagram post, an informative YouTube video, or a thought-provoking blog...

B2B Payments
The AP/AR Modernization Mandate: From Self-Assessment to Better B2B Payments

Modern technology makes modern business strategies possible. And with the news on Thursday (April...

Apple
Apple Says China Ordered Removal of WhatsApp, Threads From App...

Apple has removed Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from...

Earnings
60% of New Amex Accounts Are Opened by Gen Z,...

Younger, affluent consumers are showing notable resilience when it comes to spending on experiences...

Regulation
 The Juggling Act That Can Cost Middle-Market Firms $10 Million

This week, an official with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an agency tasked with...

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