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New Study: Most Utility Execs Place High Importance on Digital Bill Payments
New Study: Most Utility Execs Place High Importance on Digital Bill Payments
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Payments

While there’s been a longstanding trend toward digitized workflows and business processes among all businesses, the utilities and consumer finance industries have been particularly aggressive...

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12% of Consumers Making Travel Purchases in January Experienced Payment Declines 
12% of Consumers Making Travel Purchases in January Experienced Payment Declines 
February 17, 2022  |  Digital Payments

The average value of payment declines increased $53 in January, and that of payment fraud rose $11 during the same time period, according to Digital...

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70% of Millennials Live Paycheck to Paycheck
70% of Millennials Live Paycheck to Paycheck
February 16, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers who are currently living paycheck to paycheck hail from all generations and all income brackets, according to New Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report, a...

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39% of eCommerce Shoppers Are Initiating More Disputes
39% of eCommerce Shoppers Are Initiating More Disputes
February 14, 2022  |  eCommerce

Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a surge in consumers’ online shopping. In fact, 54% of all adult consumers are shopping online...

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68% of Businesses Increase ACH Payments Use, Dial Back Checks
68% of Businesses Increase ACH Payments Use, Dial Back Checks
February 11, 2022  |  CFO

Most chief financial officers (CFOs) in three key vertical markets say they are pursuing digitization of their accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) systems...

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50% of Firms Seek Third-Party Help with Blockchain Technology
50% of Firms Seek Third-Party Help with Blockchain Technology
February 09, 2022  |  Technology

Firms rely on third-party providers to deliver several of the key digital technologies they need to optimize their businesses’ payment operations. The digital innovation that...

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25% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add BNPL in Next 12 Months
25% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add BNPL in Next 12 Months
February 08, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Inflation and uncertainty about economic conditions are the top concerns for Main Street businesses in 2022, according to The Main Street Index, a PYMNTS and...

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61% of Businesses See Operational Efficiency as Blockchain and Crypto Opportunity
61% of Businesses See Operational Efficiency as Blockchain and Crypto Opportunity
February 07, 2022  |  Blockchain

Executives with a deeper understanding of how blockchain technology works tend to use or exhibit openness to using it at a higher rate than those...

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41% of Restaurant Customers Say Online Ordering Ability Would Boost Spend
41% of Restaurant Customers Say Online Ordering Ability Would Boost Spend
February 04, 2022  |  ResTech

Restaurateurs who hesitate to modernize ordering and payment processes may miss an opportunity to boost sales among two out of five of their customers. According...

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