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Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
Retail // April 04, 2026

Easter used to be a foil-wrapped bunny, a department-store dress and a brunch reservation someone forgot to make until Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

This Spring, Divest From Clutter to Reclaim Personal Productivity Like a Boss
The Weekender // March 28, 2026

In the payments and FinTech ecosystem, the concept of friction is usually discussed in the context of checkout flows, cross-border settlements or fragmented API integrations. But as any C-suite executive or private equity lead knows, friction isn’t just a digital metric, it is a physical...

The Weekender: Pumpkin Spice Has Gone Off the Rails (Again)
Retail // October 11, 2025

The first cold front grazes the map, and suddenly the economy smells like a bakery. 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,...

The PYMNTS Weekender: Tay Tay Mania Edition
The Weekender // October 04, 2025

Alert your bank app and open up your bracelet‑making kit: Taylor Swift is back to stress‑test the payments rails. With “The Life of a Showgirl” having landed Friday (Oct. 3), the Swift economy is spinning up a retail carnival: vinyl colorways, midnight big‑box runs, neighborhood listening parties...