In Australia, cash and card-based payments have long been playing tug-of-war. In 2017, however, the balance seems to be tilting away from cash with contactless card-based payments powering close to a third of POS transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
The number of ATMs in the U.S. now stands between 475,000 and 500,000, a new milestone for the industry, which has suffered from years of stagnant growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Think long and hard about the last time you carried physical cash or a business asked for cash only as a payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Cash is one of the more underrated players in the payments and commerce ecosystem. It’s often declared dead, innovators of all stripes are constantly declaring war on it and it is so out of style that even technologies relating to it are considered doomed to the...
For South African eTailers, accepting cash is not an ‘if,’ but a ‘must.’ According to the latest PYMNTS Global Cash Index™ South Africa Analysis, cash powers over 50 percent of consumer transactions and accounts for 58 percent of GDP. And while the technological infrastructure catches...
When it comes to smartphone penetration in Africa, South Africa leads the way. Yet mobile payments are failing to catch on. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Cash may be ageless, but its relationship with consumers has changed tremendously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
In Japan, might security companies — you know, the kind in armored trucks that lug money around — get a boost from society’s yen for yen? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
The Asia Pacific region seems to have a voracious appetite for cash — $8.1 trillion of which will be spent by 2020, according to the latest PYMNTS’ Global Cash Index™ Asia Pacific Analysis. Two massive economies — China and India — keep physical currency in...
