UK Retailers Step Up Rewards to Help Shoppers Navigate Inflation
UK Retailers Step Up Rewards to Help Shoppers Navigate Inflation
April 18, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As Brits try to cut back on spending and expenses amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and double-digit food inflation, U.K. grocers are under pressure to...

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Mercari Adds ChatGPT-Powered Shopping Assistant to Marketplace Platform
Mercari Adds ChatGPT-Powered Shopping Assistant to Marketplace Platform
April 18, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Mercari has added a ChatGPT-powered shopping assistant to its marketplace platform for secondhand items. With the new Merchat AI, which is now available in beta...

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Digitizing Procurement Top Priority for More Than Half of Manufacturers and Retailers
Digitizing Procurement Top Priority for More Than Half of Manufacturers and Retailers
April 18, 2023  |  Supply Chain

The supply chain nightmares of 2021 and 2022 are fading, in large part due to payments modernization undertaken since those dark days to make sure...

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Grocery Shoppers Who Try BNPL Do Not Stick With It
Grocery Shoppers Who Try BNPL Do Not Stick With It
April 18, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Some consumers may try buying groceries with buy now, pay later (BNPL), but PYMNTS research shows it doesn’t stick. BNPL is increasingly becoming an option...

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Bank Financial Advice Could Win Gen Z, Millennial Loyalty
Bank Financial Advice Could Win Gen Z, Millennial Loyalty
April 18, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Young consumers’ financial avoidance may represent a loyalty opportunity for banks to create novel account analytics. A Wall Street Journal article earlier this week (April 17) said...

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Big Banks’ Consumer Loan Write-Offs Jump 73% in Q1
Big Banks’ Consumer Loan Write-Offs Jump 73% in Q1
April 18, 2023  |  Banking

America’s biggest banks are downplaying a massive spike in write-offs of bad consumer loans. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 18), the four largest banks...

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Transflo and Comdata Launch App-Based Fuel Payments for Freight Industry
Transflo and Comdata Launch App-Based Fuel Payments for Freight Industry
April 18, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Transflo and Comdata have partnered to create an app-based fuel payment solution for the freight industry. The new Transflo Wallet is powered by Transflo’s mobile...

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Latest Payroll App Provider Ranking Holds a Few Surprises
Latest Payroll App Provider Ranking Holds a Few Surprises
April 18, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

We can all agree that getting paid is a good thing. In that spirit, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Payroll Apps scores the performance of a...

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Fiserv Eliminates The Wait for Physical Debit Cards
Fiserv Eliminates The Wait for Physical Debit Cards
April 18, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Payments firm Fiserv says it can eliminate the wait associated with new physical debit cards. The company announced Tuesday (April 18) that its capabilities let cardholders access new or...

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