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98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back

98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back
98% of Financially Strained Restaurant Customers Are Cutting Back
August 12, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As consumers bear the burden of inflation, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that nearly all individuals living paycheck to paycheck are making trade-offs when it comes to...

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@Girls Host: Social Commerce Is Influencing More Personal Content
@Girls Host: Social Commerce Is Influencing More Personal Content
August 12, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As consumers increasingly look to social media to inspire their shopping, the social commerce space is becoming more and more about individual creators’ personalities. Get...

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Fed Action Against Customers Bank Underscores Crypto’s Challenges
Fed Action Against Customers Bank Underscores Crypto’s Challenges
August 12, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Despite the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, Web3 businesses need banking partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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FDIC Letter on ATMs Paves Way for More Branchless Banking
FDIC Letter on ATMs Paves Way for More Branchless Banking
August 12, 2024  |  Banking

New input from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is poised to pave the way for more “branchless banking” — through interactive teller machines that...

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Study Shows Top-Performing Credit Unions Innovate to Stay Competitive
Study Shows Top-Performing Credit Unions Innovate to Stay Competitive
August 12, 2024  |  Credit Unions

Credit union (CU) executives understand the importance of innovation. However, PYMNTS Intelligence uncovered a disconnect between how some CUs measure innovation success among different performance...

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Discover Global Network Points to Social Commerce as Example of Shopping’s Digital Transformation
Discover Global Network Points to Social Commerce as Example of Shopping’s Digital Transformation
August 12, 2024  |  Social Commerce

The lines between social interaction and commerce are increasingly blurred, and they show no signs of separating, at least not anytime soon. Get the Full...

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77% of Consumers Expect Banks to Use AI to Fight Fraud
77% of Consumers Expect Banks to Use AI to Fight Fraud
August 12, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Real-time payments, known for their speed and immediacy, have faced adoption hurdles primarily due to perceptions about security. As financial institutions (FIs) and payments providers...

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CE 100 Index Q4 Wrap-Up and Q1 Outlook
CE 100 Index Q4 Wrap-Up and Q1 Outlook
August 12, 2024  |  Connected Economy

The CE 100 Index lost 0.2% last week in the wake of earnings reports that, over the course of the past several days, have moved...

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