Budget news and trends

Navigating The Budgetary Pressures Of Materials Procurement
B2B Payments // May 13, 2021

FinTech targeting the construction arena is a blossoming industry. With so many moving parts in a single construction project and with parties operating both in the field and in the office, streamlining the flow of funds between contractors and subcontractors, and everyone else on the...

New Fashion Startup Bets Its Future On Off-Price Luxury
Retail // July 07, 2020

It’s hard to find a retail fashion category that’s reliably successful these days. Brick-and-mortar discounters like T.J. Maxx are thriving despite social distancing rules, which is not the most stable success platform. Fast fashion already claimed a victim this week as Lucky Brand filed for...

Apple Introduces A $399 iPhone SE
Retail // April 15, 2020

Apple will start taking orders on Friday (April 17) for its new, smaller, $399 iPhone in a move to reach budget-conscious customers as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on paychecks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

UK Election Puts Big Tech Digital Tax On Hold
Regulation // November 04, 2019

A silver lining looms for Big Tech in the chaos that is Brexit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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How Consumers Decide Which Bills Get Paid and Which Bills Get Skipped

January 26, 2023
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From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors

December 03, 2018
Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock was massive. People could not...

Honeyfi: Love — And Better Budgeting — Can Keep Millennials Together

August 17, 2017
Money, as most people well know, cannot actually buy love or happiness. This fact, of course, breaks our hearts as payments experts — as we prefer everything in the form of a monetary...

Quick Reads
Apple Introduces A $399 iPhone SE

April 15, 2020
Apple will start taking orders on Friday (April 17) for its new, smaller, $399 iPhone in a move to reach budget-conscious customers as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on paychecks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. […]

Apple To Challenge Huawei With Lower-Cost iPhone

September 04, 2019
To retake ground lost in China to Huawei and competitors, as well as to win emerging market shoppers, Apple will reportedly roll out a lower-cost iPhone model next spring. The...

Australia To Invest $390M In Financial Regulation

March 25, 2019
Australia is including an additional $390 million in its new budget to boost its financial regulation sector, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

29 Pct Of Millennials Want To Pay Off Debt In 2019

January 02, 2019
Nearly all American millennials plan on making a financial resolution in 2019, with some of the biggest goals being to save more money, budget more effectively and pay off debt....