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1 in 5 US Consumers Have Purchased Bitcoin
1 in 5 US Consumers Have Purchased Bitcoin
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Three cryptocurrencies are the ones that the greatest shares of consumers currently own, have ever owned and are aware of. Making the top 3 in...

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55% of Utility Company Executives Say Digitization Is Key to Industry Growth
55% of Utility Company Executives Say Digitization Is Key to Industry Growth
May 02, 2022  |  Digital Payments

The utilities industry has been digitizing payments processes for many years. When the pandemic hit in early 2020, the pace accelerated as companies pursued the...

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61% of Consumers Shopped Mostly for Essentials in March
61% of Consumers Shopped Mostly for Essentials in March
April 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Sixty-one percent of consumers purchased almost exclusively daily essential items like gas, health products and food in March, according to “The ConnectedEconomy™ Monthly Report,” which...

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36% of Consumers Use Mobile Order-Ahead for Restaurant Meals More Often
36% of Consumers Use Mobile Order-Ahead for Restaurant Meals More Often
April 28, 2022  |  ResTech

The pandemic has severely impacted consumers’ decision making across the pillars of daily living, and this is true regarding how consumers dine. For example, the...

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Main Street Businesses’ Health Now 6.2% Better Than Last Pre-Pandemic Reading
Main Street Businesses’ Health Now 6.2% Better Than Last Pre-Pandemic Reading
April 27, 2022  |  SMBs

Financial health of Main Street small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has improved for four consecutive quarters, according to the latest edition of “The Main Street...

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40% of Credit Union Members Are Interested in Real-Time Payments
40% of Credit Union Members Are Interested in Real-Time Payments
April 26, 2022  |  Credit Unions

Forty percent of credit union members are “very” or “extremely” interested in real-time payments, according to the “Credit Union Innovation Playbook,” a PYMNTS and PSCU...

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‘Network Effect’ Is Driving Organic Growth of the Global ConnectedEconomy™
‘Network Effect’ Is Driving Organic Growth of the Global ConnectedEconomy™
April 25, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Since its founding as an app that brought diners and restaurants together for online ordering and delivery, DoorDash has expanded to deliver retail products and...

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55% of US Crypto Owners Bought it as an Investment
55% of US Crypto Owners Bought it as an Investment
April 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-three percent of U.S. consumers — an estimated 60 million people — own or have owned cryptocurrency, according to “The U.S. Crypto Consumer,” a PYMNTS...

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Gen Z More Likely to Swap BNPL for Store Cards
Gen Z More Likely to Swap BNPL for Store Cards
April 21, 2022  |  BNPL

Thirty-nine percent of consumers have paid at least once using buy now, pay later (BNPL) options at a store where they held a store card,...

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