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B2B Payments
The Role of Banks in Scaling B2B Payments Innovation
March 06, 2024

Banks provide the foundational infrastructure for financial transactions, offering a network that connects various businesses. And, as expectations from their daily lives bleed over into their professional ones, business leaders are increasingly looking for their financial institutions to offer their organizations the same payments innovations...

B2B Payments
Allianz Trade Launches Payment Solution for B2B eCommerce
March 06, 2024

Allianz Trade, a provider of trade credit insurance, has launched a comprehensive payment solution designed for B2B eCommerce. The new “Allianz Trade pay” aims to bring simplicity, security, flexibility and competitiveness to the B2B eCommerce sector, the company said in a Wednesday (March 6) press...

Loyalty & Rewards
Alviere Debuts Merchant-Funded Rewards for Co-Branded Cards
March 06, 2024

Embedded finance platform provider Alviere is letting its clients expand their co-branded debit card incentives. The expansion allows customers to offer merchant-funded rewards, the company said in a Wednesday (March 6) news release. “Co-branded cards play a critical role in the loyalty and rewards programs of airlines, hotels...

Retail
Foot Locker to Launch New App, ‘Store of the Future’
March 06, 2024

Foot Locker is accelerating its transformation into an omnichannel retailer in 2024 after making gains in 2023. The specialty athletic retailer aims to “make the customer journey more dynamic, personalized and seamless,” Foot Locker said in a presentation released Wednesday (March 6) in conjunction with its quarterly earnings...

eCommerce
Digital Resale Platforms Gain Traction as All Consumers Hunt for Better, Cheaper Stuff
March 06, 2024

As consumers’ budgetary pressures prompt them to seek lower-priced options, many digital resale platforms are seeing growth, but eCommerce has a long way to go when it comes to driving penetration in secondhand retail. Discussing the opportunity that the category presents, Depop owner Etsy shared on its most recent earnings call...

International
Revolut CEO: London Could Lose FinTech Hub Status
March 06, 2024

Revolut’s new U.K. CEO wants to make sure London remains a FinTech hub. Speaking to Bloomberg News Wednesday (March 6), Francesca Carlesi warned that the British capital risks losing out to Paris and New York in the race to woo startups. This week, the report...

CFPB
Goldman: CFPB Late Fee Rules Will Hurt Citigroup the Most
March 06, 2024

What will the loss of credit card late fees mean for America’s biggest banks? A report Tuesday (March 5) by Goldman Sachs Equity Research examines the impact of lost revenue for these banks in the wake of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new rule...

Security & Fraud
New Data: Security Concerns Overshadow Convenience in ‘Everyday App’ Debate
March 06, 2024

More consumers than ever now rely on mobile apps to manage their daily chores. PYMNTS Intelligence found that a growing percentage of Americans click on apps to administer their bank activity (49%), bills and subscriptions (37%), savings and investments (26%), retail shopping (24%) and grocery...

Payment Methods
Will JPMorgan Help Spark Pan-European Network Buildout a Decade After Monnet?
March 06, 2024

In the bid to build out a pan-European card network, will it be different this time? More than a decade ago, the Monnet Project Association, a group of 24 European banks from seven countries, sought to launch such a network. But much hinged on agreements...