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Can Migrating to Digital Solve Ongoing Order-to-Cash Migraines?
CFO // June 27, 2023

Manual migraines are hamstringing the order-to-cash and source-to-pay continuum.  And the legacy headaches couldn’t have picked a worse time to stick around, what with today’s ongoing macro challenges making speed to cash and access to working capital more important than ever.   Still, order to cash...

Adidas, PayU and Mastercard Say Emerging Markets Remain Important Stepping Stones for Retail Growth
Payment Methods // March 27, 2023

With the first quarter of 2023 almost a wrap and many developed markets stuck in the latest crisis — collapsing banks — a lot of the smart money is focusing where the trouble isn’t, which is emerging markets from Latin America to Eastern Europe, the Middle...

Time, Investment and Creative Thinking Needed to Accelerate UK and EU Open Banking Adoption
Digital-First Banking // March 01, 2023

Five years after open banking became a regulatory requirement, the U.K. now claims 7 million active users. That figure, representing less than 20% of the total number of bank account holders in the U.K., poses the question: What can be done to reach critical mass...

FinTechs Team With Credit Unions to Deliver Banking’s ‘Marketplace Model’
Credit Unions // February 24, 2023

Credit union members are famed for their loyalty. That historic bond is being tested as more CUs take a cautious approach to digital innovation due to prevailing macroeconomic headwinds. PSCU President and CEO Chuck Fagan, NAFCU CEO Dan Berger and Suncoast Credit Union SVP of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Merchants Turn Fresh Eyes to Second-Look Financing to Boost Sales

September 19, 2023
Labor Day has come and gone, and the holiday season is just around the corner. But current economic and financial conditions are forcing consumers to face some tough choices about buying what they want, while having the means to fund it. That’s why PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster sat down with Versatile Credit CEO Ed O’Donnell, […]

Can Migrating to Digital Solve Ongoing Order-to-Cash Migraines?

June 27, 2023
Manual migraines are hamstringing the order-to-cash and source-to-pay continuum.  And the legacy headaches couldn’t have picked a worse time to stick around, what with today’s ongoing macro challenges making speed...

Adidas, PayU and Mastercard Say Emerging Markets Remain Important Stepping Stones for Retail Growth

March 27, 2023
With the first quarter of 2023 almost a wrap and many developed markets stuck in the latest crisis — collapsing banks — a lot of the smart money is focusing where...

Time, Investment and Creative Thinking Needed to Accelerate UK and EU Open Banking Adoption

March 01, 2023
Five years after open banking became a regulatory requirement, the U.K. now claims 7 million active users. That figure, representing less than 20% of the total number of bank account...