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May 03, 2018
Mastercard Results Outpace Street As Cross-Border Volumes Top 21 Percent

Credit and debit spend higher? For Mastercard the answer was a resounding yes, as the global consumer remains quick to buy with plastic, and online too. Cross-border volumes are healthy,...


May 01, 2018
Gig Economy Companies Dealt A Blow With California Supreme Court...

The gig economy companies were dealt a blow Monday (April 30) after the Supreme Court in California ruled that gig economy companies can’t count workers as independent contractors instead of...


April 25, 2018
Interest, Auto Lending And Credit Cards Boost Capital One’s Q1

Capital One logged stronger than expected results when it posted its earnings yesterday — the growth was driven largely by rising interest rates and an uptick in its largest lending...


April 24, 2018
Checkr CEO: Bringing Background Checks To The Forefront

In the gig economy, high turnover means heavy lifting for firms seeking the right candidate. And with rules and regulations governing various service industries — from finance to ride-hailing —...


April 19, 2018
With Nod To Rate Hikes, Fed’s Dudley Cautions Small Banks...

Watch out for falling … oh, wait, rising interest rates. Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said on Wednesday (April 18) that smaller banks, notably community banks,...


April 17, 2018
How The Lending Landscape Is Quietly Changing

The financial crisis that rolled through the economic landscape a decade ago was — among many things — a financial reset button. Interest rates plummeted as the Fed held the federal funds rate at...


April 11, 2018
Alibaba CEO Warns Trade War Will Harm Everyone

Alibaba’s Chief Executive Jack Ma warned in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (April 11) that a trade war between the U.S. and China would harm all parties...


April 10, 2018
Kroger Goes On A Hiring Spree

Kroger is doubling down on its human capital coming soon — the massive grocery chain has announced it will be hiring some 11,000 employees across its various supermarket brands. That...


March 08, 2018
No Clear View On Small Business Hiring Last Month

The latest analysis from two payroll providers, ADP and Paychex, present two varying pictures of small business (SMB) hiring for the month of February in the U.S. ADP and Paychex...


The Rise of Instant Payroll and Early-Access Compensation

With 96% of corporates that offer earned wage access saying it helps attract new talent, and 75% of millennials saying that it would influence their acceptance of a job offer, it’s obvious why almost two-thirds of employers see earned wage access as a low-cost tool for employee recruitment and retention. PYMNTS examines the trend in the latest issue of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Money.

The Employment Effect
Study Shows Digital Engagement of US Consumers Linked to Employment Status  Employed consumers use connected devices 80% more in their daily lives than unemployed consumers, and not just to shop and spend. For this edition of the “The ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report: The Employment Effect,” PYMNTS surveyed 3,212 consumers to discover how rising employment rates are accelerating the U.S. economy’s digital transformation.