December 21, 2020
‘Pandenomics’ Reinventing SMBs For What Comes Next
As PYMNTS researchers recently wrote, “news of the availability and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has Main Street SMBs feeling optimistic about their chances of survival, yet uncertainty remains around when...
December 18, 2020
Disbursements, Main Street SMBs And BarkBox’s Merger With SPAC Top...
The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of the last full work week before Christmas. We have deep dives on disbursements,...
December 16, 2020
Five Fast Facts On The SMB Scene As 2020 Turns...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone – consumers, businesses, government officials and healthcare workers – but the pain has been far from evenly distributed over the past nine...
December 16, 2020
Study: 67 Percent Of Main Street SMBs Say They’ll Do...
The first round of COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in the United States, and businesses are growing more optimistic about the future than they have been in months. The average small-...
December 15, 2020
Move It Or Lose It: Apple, Amazon And Other Big...
In the midst of the concurrent holiday gifting and eating season, some of the world’s biggest tech companies are squaring off in hopes of dominating a new market: connected fitness....
December 14, 2020
Mastercard: Global Economic Outlook Depends On Multi-Speed Recovery
In some ways, there was only one global story that mattered this year. The pandemic was the common element in every economic look back or for that matter, any look...
November 18, 2020
Mastercard: More Shoppers Favor Local, Minority-Owned Businesses
A move to mindful shopping has American consumers favoring small, local stores and those owned by Black merchants, women and other minorities, according to the Wednesday (Nov. 17) results of...
November 10, 2020
Who’s Starting An SMB Amid The COVID Crisis?
The late Roy Ash, financial adviser to U.S. presidents and instrumental in establishing the government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quoted as saying, “An entrepreneur tends to bite off...
November 09, 2020
Auto Sales In China Up For Fourth Month
Sales of cars in China posted a big gain in October, offering a bright spot for the still recovering global auto sector, with electric vehicles leading the growth charge, The...