May 06, 2024
CE 100 Index Rises 0.7% as Earnings Drive Lifestyle Categories

The CE 100 Index gained 0.7%, buoyed by continued earnings reports that boosted the fortunes of the Shop and Live pillars. Shares of Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Philips) were 27.6% higher,...

May 02, 2024
Big Innovations Powering Small Business Growth Dominate This Week in...

It is National Small Business Week in the U.S., and the spotlight is on business-to-business (B2B) innovation.  That’s why PYMNTS spent Monday (April 29) unpacking how small businesses with big ambitions are turning...

May 02, 2024
Checkout.com and Mastercard Offer Virtual Cards for Travel Agents

Checkout.com has teamed with Mastercard to offer virtual cards to online travel agents.  “As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card technology and an innovative pricing model,...

May 02, 2024
Payment Networks Spotlight Rise of Tokenization and Contactless Payments

Four years ago, the pandemic began to give wings to contactless payments. Now, as shown by earnings results from the likes of Mastercard and Visa, the payment methodology has taken flight. PYMNTS Intelligence data...

May 02, 2024
Mastercard Expands Start Path Program to Boost Payment Acceptance

Mastercard has welcomed six startups to its Start Path program focused on improving payment acceptance. “The ability to accept electronic payments has been critical to shaping the future of commerce...

May 01, 2024
Consumers Demand Anti-Fraud Tools From eCommerce Merchants

As scammers and fraudsters become more sophisticated, shoppers are demanding more effective prevention tools from their eCommerce merchants. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study “Fraud Management, False Declines and...

May 01, 2024
B2B Virtual Cards Move Buyer-Supplier Relationships From Manual to Meaningful

Building a successful business rarely happens on an island or in a vacuum. Typically, success comes from successful business relationships — and when one thinks about B2B relationships, at their core, they exist as payment...

May 01, 2024
Mastercard: Tokenized Transactions Grow 50% Year Over Year

Mastercard said in its most recent earnings report on Wednesday (May 1) that the shift to digital payments from cash is gaining strength, and contactless and tokenized transactions are proving...

May 01, 2024
Mastercard: ‘Movies’ Not ‘Snapshots’ of Consumer Behavior Help Banks Counter...

Scams, regrettably, are a feature — not a bug — of modern, digital payments and commerce.  And in an era where technology has become increasingly sophisticated, so too have the...