September 29, 2021
BoE Enlists Payments, FinTech Firms to Study CBDC

The Bank of England has staffed two third-party working groups, which will provide input as the central bank looks into a central bank digital currency (CBDC), The Block reported. The...

September 29, 2021
Wall Street May Not Be as Loyal to D2C Firms...

The parade of direct-to-consumer (D2C) listings continues. And while the consumers of D2C are staunchly loyal to the brands and the “lifestyles” that go along with them, one wonders if...

September 29, 2021
Tango Card on Why Offering Customized Rewards Disbursements Can Lock...

Offering loyalty points or other incentives is a tried-and-true tactic to help merchants retain lasting customer loyalty. Doing so in a world where consumers not only have their pick of...

September 28, 2021
Sheffield, Suzuki Marine Team up to Offer Installment Financing

Truist Bank’s Sheffield Financial and boating company Suzuki Marine are working together on a financing services program. The agreement, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 28), lets Sheffield provide lending services to...

September 28, 2021
Today In Retail: Mastercard Broadens Merchant Access to BNPL; HomeGoods...

In today’s top retail news, Mastercard is set to enter the buy now, pay later (BNPL) arena with an offering that integrates into the company’s merchant network, while HomeGoods finally...

September 28, 2021
HomeGoods eCommerce Move Completes TJX Online Portfolio

The anticipated move of the HomeGoods off-price home décor chain into eCommerce finally happened on Tuesday (Sept. 28), completing the belated digital shift of TJX Companies, Inc. Until now, HomeGoods.com only...

September 28, 2021
Open Banking, BNPL and the Transformation of Banking

Evolve or die, they say. It’s an extreme statement, a bit simplistic in some ways, but the principle holds true in financial services, particularly in banking. For, after all, the...

September 28, 2021
Luxury Brands Seek New Consumer Connections as End of Pandemic...

With consumers continuing to push back their expectations of when the pandemic will end, luxury brands are getting creative about how they reach consumers, trying to meet them where they...

September 28, 2021
Mastercard Installments Brings New Network of Lenders and Instant, Turnkey...

Giving consumers more payment choices is the key to merchants making sales they might otherwise have missed, and more times than not lately, the bridge to those sales is being...