84% of Consumers Like Pay-by-Bank Despite Adoption Hurdles
84% of Consumers Like Pay-by-Bank Despite Adoption Hurdles
December 28, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Account-to-account (A2A) transfers, also known as pay-by-bank, have emerged as a convenient alternative to traditional transaction methods like credit and debit cards. By transferring money...

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12 Payments Experts Share How AI Changed Everything in 2023
12 Payments Experts Share How AI Changed Everything in 2023
December 28, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments ecosystem reached an inflection point in 2023. In a world where innovative payment offerings are increasingly populating the marketplace powered by technologies like...

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Data Plus and Edenred Pay Partner on Embedded Payments Solution
Data Plus and Edenred Pay Partner on Embedded Payments Solution
December 28, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Data Plus and Edenred Pay have expanded their partnership to create a new embedded payments solution for hotels and hospitality businesses. The new DPPay is...

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Jobless Claims Creep up for Second Consecutive Week
Jobless Claims Creep up for Second Consecutive Week
December 28, 2023  |  Economy

Unemployment claims keep climbing, although some economists are still reportedly confident in the labor market. Figures released Thursday (Dec. 28) by the U.S. Department of...

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Workday Keeps Top Spot in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Payroll Apps
Workday Keeps Top Spot in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Payroll Apps
December 28, 2023  |  Payroll

In the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Payroll Apps, there may have not have been a lot of changes in terms of rankings, but there were...

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Report: Israeli Tech Funding Dips Amid War but Investors Remain Committed
Report: Israeli Tech Funding Dips Amid War but Investors Remain Committed
December 28, 2023  |  Investments

Israel’s conflict with Hamas hasn’t scared off investors. Israeli tech companies raised $1.5 billion during the fourth quarter, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 28), citing data...

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In 2023, the Meal Kit Category Lines Blurred
In 2023, the Meal Kit Category Lines Blurred
December 28, 2023  |  eCommerce

Increasingly throughout this past year, meal kits have begun to be not so much their own discrete category as an integrated piece of a larger...

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Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
December 28, 2023  |  Travel Payments

If you’re thinking about traveling in 2024, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps could help. Using metrics such as average users, the number of downloads...

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LinkedIn Ad Revenues Surge as Companies Flee X
LinkedIn Ad Revenues Surge as Companies Flee X
December 28, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Elon Musk’s loss in the social media advertising space has apparently been LinkedIn’s gain. The Microsoft-owned professional networking site has seen a jump in ad revenue as companies jump...

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