spending

Spending to pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services

Spend Platform Brex Taps Airwallex as It Plans Global Expansion
Spend Platform Brex Taps Airwallex as It Plans Global Expansion
July 19, 2023  |  Spend Management

Payments platform Airwallex says it is helping FinTech Brex with its worldwide expansion. “In today’s economic climate, every business is navigating two competing interests: expanding...

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EU Consumers Tighten Belts as Cost of Living Rises
EU Consumers Tighten Belts as Cost of Living Rises
October 30, 2022  |  Economy

Rising interest rates and energy costs have forced consumers in Europe to start reducing their discretionary spending. As The Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Oct....

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Zuckerberg Doubles-Down on Costly Metaverse Bet as Stock Slumps to 7-Year Low
Zuckerberg Doubles-Down on Costly Metaverse Bet as Stock Slumps to 7-Year Low
October 26, 2022  |  Meta

Another quarter, another huge earnings miss, another massive profit slide, and another nearly 20% drop in Meta’s share price. And there’s the metaverse right in...

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Mastercard: Experiential Spending on Restaurants, Travel Keeps Rising
Mastercard: Experiential Spending on Restaurants, Travel Keeps Rising
October 07, 2022  |  Mastercard

Americans have made double-digit increases in their spending on travel, fuel and convenience, electronics and restaurants over the last year, Mastercard reported Friday (Oct. 7)...

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The Data Point: Financial Stressors Hammer 65% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
The Data Point: Financial Stressors Hammer 65% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
June 28, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

An inflationary shock is adding to the difficulties of consumers living paycheck-to-paycheck, often with little or no savings, with challenging life events compounding these problems....

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New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend — More
New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend —...
October 01, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The United States has turned a new corner on the pandemic. Vaccination rates are rising, and, in turn, consumers’ worries about infection are receding. Health...

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Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power
Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power
June 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin may get a lot of attention, but it is only part of the broader digital currency equation. In the drive to bring crypto into...

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EXCLUSIVE: Who Is Generation Venmo – And How Can Retailers Reach Them?
EXCLUSIVE: Who Is Generation Venmo – And How Can Retailers Reach Them?
January 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The year 2020 has been disruptive across the board for consumers — changing how they shop, how they work, how they play, how they spend...

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‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes As COVID Clears
‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes As COVID Clears
October 20, 2020  |  Consumer Payments

Until recently there was “a consumer” who industry felt it understood, and whose tastes it knew well enough to gauge the market of new products...

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