May 02, 2024
Competing With Giants: How Small Businesses Can Optimize Their eCommerce...
This National Small Business Week, merchants are increasingly moving beyond Main Street — and into eCommerce. And with the news that the post-pandemic growth for most Main Street small and...
May 01, 2024
Yum Brands Q1 Earnings Show Digital Sales Surge Amid Broader...
Yum Brands, the company behind Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, reported mixed results in its Q1 earnings announcement Wednesday (May 1) with challenges evident in its traditional sales channels,...
May 01, 2024
Payment Innovations Help Small Businesses Navigate the Main Street Maze
Payments are the lifeblood of any business, but for small businesses, they are particularly crucial. And with the news that, in the last 12 months, Main Street businesses have operated...
April 25, 2024
Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive
The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place. That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is the key to unlocking new...
April 16, 2024
Instant Payments Fuel Tipping’s Digital Evolution
From restaurants to rideshare platforms and hospitality, the rise of digital tipping is reshaping how consumers express gratitude for service. This shift toward digital gratuity represents more than just convenience...
April 10, 2024
Starbucks Renovations Include Quieter Stores, More Drive-Thrus
Starbucks is rolling out new store design features as it adds locations and renovates existing ones. During the current fiscal year that ends in October, the company plans to add 650...
April 09, 2024
Managing Third-Party Risks Emerges as Key B2B Issue
The B2B landscape is built atop trusted relationships, both formal and informal. These relationships can include partnerships and collaborations with third-party vendors, suppliers, contractors, service providers and more; and while...
April 08, 2024
Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ Pivot: Reimagining Tech
Amazon is scaling back its artificial intelligence (AI) system that lets customers leave stores without having to provide payment, and experts say there are lessons to be drawn from this decision....
April 08, 2024
Standardization Key to Scaling Paperless Invoices Across Fragmented B2B Marketplace
No two businesses are exactly the same. In that sense, they join the rarified air of fingerprints and snowflakes. But nearly all businesses do share one thing in common: the...
Dining in is back on the menu at many quick-service restaurants (QSRs), but digital ordering and payment options are still playing a major role in their operations. In the Order To Eat Tracker, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, Brad West, chief operating officer at Noodles & Company, explains how innovations like contactless payments and ordering are playing a key role in driving sales across all channels.