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The Two Things That CFOs and Treasurers Want From Working Capital Solutions
CFO // 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 as well as you do, providing the working capital solution you need right when you...

Credit With Training Wheels: Secured Credit Cards and the Credit-Wary Consumer
Credit Cards // November 04, 2024

Financial institutions can convert credit card outsiders to become holders of secured credit cards by encouraging them to think long term. While some of these consumers who do not have a credit card are wary of credit, most also know that secured credit cards can...

Working Capital Usage Jumps 51% Among Healthcare Growth Corporates
Business // October 31, 2024

The utilization of working capital solutions is on the rise for healthcare Growth Corporates. In 2024, 97% of industry Growth Corporates using at least one such solution, an increase of 51% year over year. The preference for on-demand solutions — such as corporate and virtual...

The Data-Ready Deficit Looms Large for the Platform Economy
Data // October 31, 2024

As platform businesses strive to maintain a competitive edge, the readiness to harness data effectively is a factor driving success. Given the world’s digital landscape, the ability to analyze and interpret data in real time allows businesses to respond quickly to market demands and customer...

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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 as well as you do, providing the working capital solution you need right when you need it — no phone calls, no paperwork, just a […]

Credit With Training Wheels: Secured Credit Cards and the Credit-Wary Consumer

November 04, 2024
Financial institutions can convert credit card outsiders to become holders of secured credit cards by encouraging them to think long term. While some of these consumers who do not have...

The Data-Ready Deficit Looms Large for the Platform Economy

October 31, 2024
As platform businesses strive to maintain a competitive edge, the readiness to harness data effectively is a factor driving success. Given the world’s digital landscape, the ability to analyze and...

New Data: Instant Payments for Enterprise: Ad Hoc Transactions Go Real-Time

October 29, 2024
Enterprises regularly make ad hoc payments to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In the last year, the share of accounts payable (AP) comprised of ad hoc payments has...

Quick Reads
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, according to “Under Construction: Improving Payments in the Construction Industry,” a PYMNTS and Ingo Money collaboration. Those payment delays impact general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, workers […]

30% of Consumers Struggle to Access Credit Products

December 28, 2023
About 30% of consumers have low credit scores — 650 or less — that have denied them access to credit products. These consumers and others are considered to be credit...

Financial Services Providers Use Gamification to Help Customers Manage Debt

December 28, 2023
Most consumers are dealing with some level of debt. Only 17% of U.S. consumers carry no debt, according to “The Credit Accessibility Series: Economic Malaise Exacerbating U.S. Consumer Debt Levels,”...

Younger Consumers Less Likely to Use Credit Cards

December 28, 2023
The younger the consumer, the less likely they are to use credit cards. Only 42% of Generation Z consumers and 62% of millennials said they used a credit card in...