With bitcoin rising, the luxury world is reportedly showing more interest in allowing cryptocurrency payments. As Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), until recently just a handful of brands — including Gucci and LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer — had permitted crypto payments. But...
In the wine retail industry, where tradition blends with innovation, Full Glass Wine Co. is changing how consumers discover and purchase wine. Founded in 2023, the brand acquisition and management firm has introduced a fresh approach to the direct-to-consumer (D2C) wine market, focusing on digital...
PYMNTS Intelligence data has detailed the ways in which various economies around the globe have “plugged in” to a broad range of digital activities, spanning everything from working to communicating to, of course, shopping. Brazil has been a standout across virtually all metrics, as the...
Open banking payments provider Trustly has launched a partnership with fitness/wellness software-maker BRP Systems. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Dec. 17), integrates Trusty’s payment solution with BRP’s platform, letting businesses optimize recurring payments. Based in Sweden, BRP serves more than 2,500 fitness and wellness facilities and...
December 19, 2024
Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if someone gets a hold of, that’s how fraudsters compromise accounts and steal your money,” Pablo Fourez, chief digital officer at Mastercard, told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Through the past […]
December 11, 2024
There are more than a few factors tied to success during the holiday season. To put it mildly, the season is as much about stress as it is about giving....
December 11, 2024
During the holiday season, consumer spending is impacted by the availability and visibility of financing options, such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) plans. A PYMNTS Intelligence Report, Maximizing Holiday...
December 09, 2024
Few bottlenecks across the payments landscape have been more intractable than that of cross-border payments. But with the news Thursday (Dec. 5) that the U.S. licensed FV Bank is now supporting...
December 18, 2024
With bitcoin rising, the luxury world is reportedly showing more interest in allowing cryptocurrency payments. As Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), until recently just a handful of brands — including Gucci and LVMH watch labels Hublot and Tag Heuer — had permitted crypto payments. But now, with the price of bitcoin hitting record highs, others […]
December 17, 2024
Open banking payments provider Trustly has launched a partnership with fitness/wellness software-maker BRP Systems. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Dec. 17), integrates Trusty’s payment solution with BRP’s platform, letting businesses optimize...
December 12, 2024
Payment technology company FlexPoint has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system that processes automated clearing house payments the same day instead of the typical five-day wait, using AI to assess...
December 11, 2024
Klarna says its pay later options are now available to Apple Pay users in Canada. The Swedish payments company announced the new integration Wednesday (Dec. 11), saying it was available...
