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B2B Companies Set to Disrupt Payments Tech Stack
Opinion // July 08, 2025

B2B companies want a simple, secure, consumer-like digital payments experience, Greg Castro, president of PayTrace by North, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth
Payments Innovation // June 13, 2025

Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty is won — or lost. In an era when merchants expect instant onboarding, bulletproof security and actionable data, the bar...

Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap
Opinion // May 08, 2025

Product innovation comes from “Aha!” moments in customer conversations, North SVP of Product Preet Patel writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial Services.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

How a ‘Partner-First’ Mindset Forges Bank and FinTech Bonds
Partnerships // March 06, 2025

The payments ecosystem thrives on collaboration. After all, in a world where consumers expect seamless, one-click experiences, no single player can do it all. Partnerships allow businesses to tap into each other’s strengths. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Companies Rethink Invoicing as a Customer Experience Strategy

February 12, 2026
Watch more: The Digital Shift With North’s Greg Gorman 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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to […]

B2B Companies Set to Disrupt Payments Tech Stack

July 08, 2025
B2B companies want a simple, secure, consumer-like digital payments experience, Greg Castro, president of PayTrace by North, writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “Halftime 2025: Charting the Future of Payments.”...

Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth

June 13, 2025
Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty is won — or lost....

Lean Into, Look and Listen to Your Customers Before Taking a Product Leap

May 08, 2025
Product innovation comes from “Aha!” moments in customer conversations, North SVP of Product Preet Patel writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial...

Quick Reads
Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M

June 30, 2020
Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., confirmed on Tuesday (June 30) that it has purchased North, the Canadian startup best known for Focals, its $600 smart glasses.  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 to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By […]

Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts

August 30, 2019
North rolled out a new update for its Focals augmented reality (AR) glasses that now supports Android notifications, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 30). Get the Full Story Complete...