June 21, 2024
Meet the 27 Million Americans Who Drive 8% of Consumer...
The big consumer news last Friday was that the University of Michigan’s June Consumer Sentiment Index hit a seven-month low. Many scratched their heads, particularly since the CPI print earlier...
June 21, 2024
Capturing the US Family Dynamic Will Power Open Banking’s Future
Without education, awareness, or utility, any innovation will find it hard to scale. Fortunately for open banking, which allows consumers to securely connect to their bank accounts to pay merchants...
June 21, 2024
Amazon and Walmart Court Zillennials’ Loyalty With Sustainability Initiatives
As Amazon and Walmart look to secure the affinity of young consumers whose spending power is on the rise, the two retail giants are looking for new ways to meet...
June 20, 2024
Savings United Launches Standalone Coupon Site
Savings United, which has over a decade’s experience in helping media partners bring tailored coupons to their readers, has launched its first standalone coupon site. The Coupons4Real couponing platform gives...
June 20, 2024
Reserve Bank of Australia Favors Surcharging in BNPL Sector
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) plans to review the issue of surcharging in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. This review comes as the RBA aims to expand...
June 19, 2024
What Can Shoppers Buy With Crypto? eCommerce Could Have the...
As has played out over and over across the payments landscape, end-users ultimately want simplicity. After all, no payment innovation can scale if it isn’t easy and intuitive to use....
June 18, 2024
1 in 3 Shoppers Wants to Buy Local Products
As retailers look to win customers’ loyalty, PYMNTS Intelligence research finds that buying local goods is a top-of-mind concern for a significant share of consumers. By the Numbers For the...
June 18, 2024
Malls Stake Their Claim on Legacy Retailers With Express Buyout
Facing an ongoing existential threat from digital-native platforms, malls are doing everything in their power to keep legacy retailers alive — including staking millions to revive a bankrupt fashion chain....
June 18, 2024
MultiFactor Authentication Meets Passkeys To Address eCommerce Usability Concerns
When it comes to payments and digital commerce, proper security is a necessity. And with the news that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pushing ahead with making multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Nearly half of consumers in Mexico shop in-store without using digital shopping features — but merchants hear their customers’ cries for a better experience and are planning to add many. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest 33-page report, the “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index: Mexico Edition,” commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions, features eight charts that provide a blueprint for merchants in Mexico to increase customer satisfaction and drive revenue.