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Study: Small Businesses Emerge as Prime Candidates for Embedded Lending Products
Study: Small Businesses Emerge as Prime Candidates for Embedded Lending Products
June 12, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Lenders across major global economies offer embedded lending. However, data suggests that the typical lender that serves consumers or small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) has...

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Can Virtual Cards Overcome Their ‘Achilles Heel’ of Supplier Acceptance?
Can Virtual Cards Overcome Their ‘Achilles Heel’ of Supplier Acceptance?
June 11, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards promise a revolution in B2B payments, offering efficiency and certainty in transactions, yet their adoption remains stymied by a critical bottleneck: suppliers’ reluctance...

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Acquirer Survey Shows Card-Linked Installments Help Merchants Boost Sales
Acquirer Survey Shows Card-Linked Installments Help Merchants Boost Sales
June 10, 2024  |  Consumer Payments

There is a gap between acquirers’ self-reports and implementation. While 72% of acquirers say they support credit card-linked installment options online or in-store, only 3...

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Gen Z and Millennial Sock Shoppers Go Toe to Toe
Gen Z and Millennial Sock Shoppers Go Toe to Toe
June 08, 2024  |  Retail

It looks like there’s a generational paradigm shift in a key hosiery category — on platforms such as TikTok, viral videos depict a lighthearted sock...

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Global Real-Time Transactions Expected to Hit 575 Billion by 2028
Global Real-Time Transactions Expected to Hit 575 Billion by 2028
June 07, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time transactions continue their sweep worldwide, and payments experts note that the industry has achieved stable and sustainable growth. A newly published report revealed that...

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New Report: Younger Consumers Could Make Buying Insurance From a Financial Institution Cool
New Report: Younger Consumers Could Make Buying Insurance From a Financial Institution Cool
June 06, 2024  |  Insurance

Most consumers get their insurance from various providers, but data shows that consumers want to simplify the process. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 44% of all...

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Visa Says 10 Billion Tokenized Payments Are Just the Beginning
Visa Says 10 Billion Tokenized Payments Are Just the Beginning
June 04, 2024  |  VISA

The modern consumer more and more demands convenience and seamlessness across their daily lives. This simple, singular fact has served as a benchmark for much...

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NCR Voyix’s Tansill Walks the Walk on Digital ‘Everywhere’ Banking
NCR Voyix’s Tansill Walks the Walk on Digital ‘Everywhere’ Banking
June 04, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Many companies pay lip service to their “ecosystem” as they navigate the world of digital banking solution providers and FinTech partnerships. Five months into his...

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From Space Oreos to Garfield La-Z-Boys, Retail Brands Go to Hollywood
From Space Oreos to Garfield La-Z-Boys, Retail Brands Go to Hollywood
June 01, 2024  |  Retail

Retail brands are looking to the silver screen to get shoppers excited, so roll out the red carpet for PYMNTS weekender’s roundup of the quirkiest...

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