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Meta
Mark Zuckerberg Says Threads ‘Growing Well’ With 150 Million Users

Threads now has more than 150 million monthly active users. The Meta-owned text-based social...

Travel Payments
Booking.com Forms Virtual Card Partnership With WEX

Global commerce platform WEX has launched a virtual card partnership with Booking.com. The new arrangement, announced in...

Consumer Insights
Mother’s Day Spending Expected to Dip Following 2023 Record

American consumers are projected to spend $33.5 billion on their moms next month. That’s...

Bank Regulation
Rohit Chopra: FDIC Should Review More Changes in Bank Control

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) should change its rules to ensure that it...

Partnerships
EBANX Teams With Brazil’s FastSpring to Expand Pix Usage

FastSpring and EBANX have teamed to expand the usage of the Pix payment in Brazil. FastSpring, based...

POS Innovation
GoDaddy Debuts Pocket-Sized POS for Small Businesses

Web provider GoDaddy has introduced a smaller point-of-sale (POS) tool for small businesses. Smart Terminal Flex,...

Retail
Consumers Want to Personalize Shopping With Extended Reality

As consumers demand more immersive, captivating eCommerce journeys, many are increasingly interested in adopting...

Earnings
American Airlines Marks Record Quarter Amid Corporate Travel Snapback

Business travel is on a steady ascent, aligning with the resurgence observed in the...

Investments
Financial Infrastructure Platform QI Tech Achieves Unicorn Status

Brazilian FinTech QI Tech has achieved unicorn status after extending its Series B round....

Retail
Consumers Want Friction-Free Shopping on Connected Devices

In a recent edition of PYMNTS Intelligence’s ongoing How We Will Pay Report, “Multitasking...

Partnerships
Worldcoin Explores Partnership With OpenAI Amid Regulatory Pressure

Eyeball scanning digital ID startup Worldcoin is reportedly considering a partnership with tech company...

Acquisitions
Paystand Acquires Teampay to Create B2B Financial Platform

Blockchain-enabled B2B payments network Paystand has acquired spend management software provider Teampay to create a unified...

Retail
Best Buy Forms Retail Media Partnership With CNET

Best Buy has launched a retail media partnership with consumer technology publication CNET. The collaboration is...

Travel Payments
Wyndham Expects Consumer Confidence to Fuel Summer Travel

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is developing a record-high number of rooms amid its anticipation...

Earnings
Adyen Reports Digital Transactions Rise 51% as Enterprises Increase Volume

Dutch payments firm Adyen saw its digital processed volume leap 51% year over year...

B2B Payments
This Week in B2B: Enterprise Metaverses, AI Accountants, Virtual Cards

Innovation is a key factor in any company’s ability to succeed in the long...

Economy
First-Quarter GDP Slows as Consumers Pull Back on Spending

And now it seems the slowdown is here. Markets slumped by more than 1%...

Retail
Walmart Gives Online Shoppers VIP Treatment to Compete With Amazon

As Walmart looks to speed its digital transformation in an effort to shrink the eCommerce gap...

Retail
Shoppers Demand More Experiential Brick-and-Mortar Stores

With eCommerce often proving the most convenient option for the practical elements of shopping,...

Partnerships
FreshBooks to Add Latest Stripe Connect Features to Accounting Software

FreshBooks will add a payment solution with the latest Stripe Connect features to its cloud-based accounting software...

VISA
Visa Teams With AWS to Streamline Cross-Border Payments

Visa says it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). “Visa’s presence in the...

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