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Tap to Phone Surge Creates Opportunity for Tap-to-Commerce Expansion
Tap to Phone Surge Creates Opportunity for Tap-to-Commerce Expansion
March 03, 2025  |  VISA

Consumers love to tap and businesses — particularly small businesses — are all in.  That’s the message from Visa, who announced Monday (March 3) that...

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Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
Smart Salt Shakers and Selfie Toasters: Meet the IoT Devices You Never Knew You Needed
March 01, 2025  |  Internet of Things

Here at PYMNTS we cover the Connected Economy as well as banking and payments. You can call it the smart economy or the digital economy....

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How Self-Service Technology Is Helping Physical Retail Take Back Sales
How Self-Service Technology Is Helping Physical Retail Take Back Sales
February 26, 2025  |  Unattended Retail

The brick-and-mortar retail model is in flux. Stores have been shuttering due to retail theft, staffing shortages abound, items are locked up, and navigating the...

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PayPal Partners With Verifone to ‘Win Checkout’ In-Store and Online
PayPal Partners With Verifone to ‘Win Checkout’ In-Store and Online
February 25, 2025  |  Partnerships

When PayPal CEO Alex Chriss spoke with investors during the Q4 2024 earnings call, he made one thing very clear: The number one goal is...

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The World Tour: How Working Capital Is Impacting Eight Global Industries
The World Tour: How Working Capital Is Impacting Eight Global Industries
February 24, 2025  |  Working Capital

Suppose a construction company in Singapore that’s juggling projects from high-rise apartments to infrastructure development is feeling the pinch of rising interest rates and unpredictable...

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An Ode to Malls as Gen Z Craves IRL Experiences
An Ode to Malls as Gen Z Craves IRL Experiences
February 22, 2025  |  Retail

“The currency of now” takes on a decidedly different form in this poem about the mall’s resurgence. It celebrates the brick-and-mortar comeback fueled by Gen...

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Working Capital Efficiency Creates Healthier Supply Chains in Uncertain Times
Working Capital Efficiency Creates Healthier Supply Chains in Uncertain Times
February 21, 2025  |  VISA

Trade wars, tariffs and interest rates are all top of mind for businesses right now. As firms continue to transact with one another, a healthy...

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Visa Launches New Tool to Benchmark Middle-Market Working Capital Efficiency
Visa Launches New Tool to Benchmark Middle-Market Working Capital Efficiency
February 20, 2025  |  Loans

For the past two years, PYMNTS Intelligence and Visa have explored the strategies and challenges facing Growth Corporates. These middle-market firms generate annual revenues between...

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Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: What American Consumers and Small Businesses Think About Tariffs
Higher Prices and Fewer Choices: What American Consumers and Small Businesses Think About Tariffs
February 19, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The American consumer has been given a crash course in global trade over the last three weeks. On February 1, 2025, President Trump’s announcement of...

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