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Global Push for Real-Time Payments: EU, Brazil and South Africa Lead the Way
Real-Time Payments // November 06, 2024

Real-time payments are becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with new implementations and innovations emerging regularly. The European Union has been a traditional leader in real-time payments, prompting providers to prioritize compliance with its regulations. A recent example is Broadridge Financial Solutions, which just launched its Instant...

Study Shows Power of Word of Mouth in Credit Card Customer Acquisition
Credit Cards // November 06, 2024

Understanding which consumers are drawn to which cards can help financial institutions hone their marketing. PYMNTS Intelligence data shows that nearly 1 in 3 consumers opened a new credit card within the last 12 months, and 4 in 5 were already cardholders. Many of these...

CFOs Tell Banks What They Want From Working Capital Solutions. And It Isn’t Always the...
CFO // November 06, 2024

It was former Intel CEO Andy Grove who once said, “How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” And according to Visa’s 2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index, CFOs and treasurers want to be...

Need for Speed: How Instant Ad Hoc Payments Future-Proof Enterprise Relationships
Faster Payments // November 04, 2024

From vendor pay to gig workers, enterprises are merging into the fast lane for payments. And as enterprises adopt models that rely on agile, ad hoc transactions, instant payments, once considered an option for specific payment scenarios, are now emerging as a central pillar of...

Interviews & Exclusives
52% of Consumers Want Disputes to Be Easy and Resolved Fast

November 06, 2024
Card disputes have long been viewed as a necessary evil in retail banking and commerce — a cost center to be managed and minimized. But new research from PYMNTS Intelligence and Banyan, “How Card Disputes Are an Opportunity to Cultivate Customer Loyalty,” reveals that these friction points actually represent critical moments that can either cement […]

Global Push for Real-Time Payments: EU, Brazil and South Africa Lead the Way

November 06, 2024
Real-time payments are becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with new implementations and innovations emerging regularly. The European Union has been a traditional leader in real-time payments, prompting providers to prioritize compliance...

CFOs Tell Banks What They Want From Working Capital Solutions. And It Isn’t Always the...

November 06, 2024
It was former Intel CEO Andy Grove who once said, “How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” And...

The Two Things That CFOs and Treasurers Want From Working Capital Solutions

November 04, 2024
The economy is unpredictable, and companies are clamoring for on-demand working capital solutions that can be tailored to their unique needs. Imagine a world where your bank knows your business...

Quick Reads
Report: Nuvei on Verge of Buyout Deal With Advent

March 17, 2024
Canadian FinTech Nuvei is reportedly close to being acquired by private equity company Advent International. The payments processor, backed by actor/investor Ryan Reynolds, is in advanced discussions with Advent, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 17), citing sources familiar with the matter.  The WSJ noted that Nuvei’s $3 billion market capitalization would make […]

Consumers ‘Balancing a Lot’ as Retail Sales Slow

March 17, 2024
Consumers are growing more hesitant to spend following a long stretch of looser spending. That’s according to a Saturday (March 16) report by the Financial Times (FT), citing comments from...

Personal Loan Delinquencies Jump in Nov., Presaging Holiday ‘Hangover’

January 07, 2024
Americans ended 2023 dealing with increasing financial strain, relying more on personal loans. That’s according to a recent report by VantageScore, which warns that increased dependence on these loans and...

Construction Firms Wait 94 Days on Average to Get Paid

December 29, 2023
Digital technologies are being built to help solve one of the key challenges facing the construction industry: delayed payments. The construction industry’s days sales outstanding (DSO) stands at 94 days,...