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Are Scare Tactics the New Way to Move Merchandise? 
Are Scare Tactics the New Way to Move Merchandise? 
October 21, 2023  |  Retail

In times of economic turbulence, brands and retailers have been known to turn to some pretty wild scare tactics to ensure that customers keep reaching...

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Ubiquity Drives Consumer Demand for Credit Card Installment Plans
Ubiquity Drives Consumer Demand for Credit Card Installment Plans
October 19, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Getting what we want — now — but paying later for it is top of consumers’ minds. Nandan Sheth, CEO at Splitit, told Karen Webster...

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Why Payments Orchestration Remains a ‘Hot Topic’ in Global Commerce
Why Payments Orchestration Remains a ‘Hot Topic’ in Global Commerce
October 17, 2023  |  Payment Methods

“Orchestration remains a hot topic in the payments world,” said Nathan Salisbury, managing director of Worldline Payment Orchestration. As merchants continue to define and fine-tune...

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The Clearing House CEO: ‘It’s All About Growing the Real-Time Payments Pie, Not Fighting Over Profits’
The Clearing House CEO: ‘It’s All About Growing the Real-Time Payments Pie, Not Fighting Over...
October 16, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Now in his eighth month as CEO of The Clearing House, David Watson noted to PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster that there’s significant promise — and...

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How Caviar Became Everyone’s Catch of the Day
How Caviar Became Everyone’s Catch of the Day
October 14, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Caviar is now mainstream. Once considered a luxury reserved for the elite, caviar exceeded $100 million in U.S. sales in 2022 and is expected to...

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Embedded Payments Demand That Firms Understand ‘Entire Chain’ of Transactions
Embedded Payments Demand That Firms Understand ‘Entire Chain’ of Transactions
October 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

“We’re still in the early innings” of embedded payments, Hersh Mansukhani, vice president of platforms and embedded payments at Fiserv, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “The...

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JPMorgan: Treasurers Embrace ‘Digital as a Culture’ Amid Market Disruptions
JPMorgan: Treasurers Embrace ‘Digital as a Culture’ Amid Market Disruptions
October 12, 2023  |  Banking

For corporate treasurers, there’s the planning — and then there are the curveballs, the unexpected events that put liquidity and cash flow management to extreme...

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How Airbnb and 18th-Century Newspapers Found Profits from Frictions 
How Airbnb and 18th-Century Newspapers Found Profits from Frictions 
October 11, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Brian Chesky says that Airbnb is broken and he’s going to fix it.   New York City recently passed regulations that all but gave them the boot....

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Why Consumers Don’t Care About Monthly CPI – and Why it Matters
Why Consumers Don’t Care About Monthly CPI – and Why it Matters
October 09, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

No one really knows the origin of the phrase “seeing is believing.” The Oxford Dictionary traces its English language roots to 1609. Others say that...

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