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Top News In Payments: Grubhub CEO Open To Deals; Chinese Consumers Shut Wallets In Face...
News // January 27, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Grubhub’s CEO says he is open to a merger, although no offers have been made yet, and Shanghai Disney Resort and McDonald’s close in response to coronavirus outbreak. Also, Google temporarily suspends all paid commercial extensions from being published or...

Even Expands Pay Advance Offer To Include Goal-Based Savings
Digital Banking // January 23, 2020

Financial wellness technology startup Even is rolling out a new savings solution that gives users the ability to target three goals at the same time, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. 23). Even customers can earmark up to 10 percent of their paycheck for each...

State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances
Alternative Finances // August 08, 2019

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically in the area of payroll advances.  On Tuesday (August 6), Financial Services Superintendent Linda Lacewell...

Will Waiting For Pay Day Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?
Faster Payments // November 09, 2018

While living paycheck to paycheck is often associated with low-salary or part-time workers, the data tells a different story. As it turns out, the white-knuckled wait for payday is something that affects consumers up and down the economic ladder, something a glance at the PYMNTS Financial Invisibles Report quickly...

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Will Waiting For Pay Day Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?

November 09, 2018
While living paycheck to paycheck is often associated with low-salary or part-time workers, the data tells a different story. As it turns out, the white-knuckled wait for payday is something that affects consumers up and down the economic ladder, something a glance at the PYMNTS Financial Invisibles Report quickly confirms. There’s a fairly large swath of college-educated consumers earning […]

Solving America’s Paycheck-To-Paycheck Problem

December 20, 2017
“We started this company to address one very specific problem: the 70 percent of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. That’s the secret shame of our country, and we don’t really...

Quick Reads
Even’s Real-Time Payments Helps Workers Get Faster Access to Wages

November 10, 2021
On Wednesday (Nov. 10), financial benefits platform Even teamed up with J.P. Morgan to give millions of U.S. hourly workers instant access to their earned wages through real-time payments (RTP), according to a press release. The beta version of the team-up, which started in July, has sent more than $250 million in earned wages into […]

Even Expands Pay Advance Offer To Include Goal-Based Savings

January 23, 2020
Financial wellness technology startup Even is rolling out a new savings solution that gives users the ability to target three goals at the same time, the company announced on Thursday...

State Regulators Investigate Payday Advances

August 08, 2019
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short term lending industry, specifically...