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Yep, The Click and Mortar™ shopper is real, and merchants want an easy and reliable way to access the data, features and capabilities

What does a 1988 Oldsmobile commercial have to do with what Gen Z wants from their bank? A million data points later, we

PYMNTS Intelligence’s 2024 Women’s Wellness Index looks at the economic factors that define women’s health. Research found women spend $768 on average for their

Main Street SMBs are showing their grit, with solid growth for more than half in the past year — ahead of nominal GDP

The most perishable inventory at restaurants — unsold seats. Ed Eger tells me why “[Rewards Network is] probably the leading source of working

Last year, APAC Growth Corporates had the second lowest rate of working capital solutions utilization across all five regions PYMNTS Intelligence studied. However, 2024

ICYMI – For Connected Banking 2.0, NCR Voyix’s Douglas Brown tells me “optionality is the key” as the smartphone acts as a 24/7

The "pivot moment" for FedNow and corporates. This week's Monday Conversation dives into how FedNow has taken the real-time conversation from "why do

Neobanks – on ramp for Gen Z but off ramp when their finances get more complicated? Fun convo with Splitit CEO Nandan Sheth

Not as many shoppers showed up, but Amazon added a bunch of new Prime Members during its Spring Sale. All of the exclusive

A compelling history lesson on igniting and scaling Global ACH from one of the experts who was literally at the table when it

Why Q1 was a tale of two consumers. NCR Voyix's Douglas Brown tells me how banks & CUs are making their arms long

CFOs of the biggest companies in the world use words like “innovation,” “growth,” and “future” when asked for the one word to describe

Embedded Lending (n) Any credit tool or capability for which borrowers apply directly within the merchant or provider’s platform, often when paying for

“What we’re really hearing is: ‘We’re getting back into growth mode.’”
 
Spreedly President Peter Dougherty talks to me about the role of technology in facilitating

PYMNTS Intelligence’s research shows how attractive current card-linked offers are to users: 93% plan on maintaining or increasing their use in the next

New PYMNTS Intelligence research finds the urge to splurge is a primary reason as to why Gen Z struggles to find financial independence.

There’s no ‘AI’ in ‘think.’ That's what Exponion's Akli Adjaoute, the man who literally wrote the book on AI, told me in today's

“Long losing streak”, “30-year digital winter”, “dire” and “failure." These are just a few of the phrases David Evans uses to describe Europe's

“Nothing’s gotten overly heated."

And when you need it, you need a way responsibly pay for it.

That’s what Versatile Credit CEO Ed O'Donnell tells