| Disbursements Adoption Playbook |
| NEW DATA: Closing The Instant-Disbursements Perception Gap Consumers and microbusinesses value payments speed, but many with access to instant disbursements aren't even aware it exists. In The Disbursements Satisfaction Playbook, PYMNTS analyzes how firms can bridge the perception gap between the use and availability of instant payments. |
| Brazilâs Real-Time Payments |
| Brazil Upgrades Real Time Payments Rails, Goes Live With PIX Called PIX, Brazilâs new real-time payments system will work alongside the existing payments ecosystem to add value to the consumer experience and reduce costly processing delays. Joaquim Kiyoshi Kavakama, CEO of Brazilâs Interbank Payment Chamber, tells PYMNTS Karen Webster that there will be unique use cases for each domestic payments network. |
| Shogun Brings Big Retail Tech To Digital-First Retailers Digital-first retailers are getting their stories right, but struggling with getting their Web sites right. Shogun CEO Finbarr Taylor tells PYMNTS that his company is bringing simplicity to a sophisticated process of building a competitive, profitable digital storefront. |
| Banks Reinforce Protections As Cybercriminals’ Tactics Evolve Call it 'Cybercrime-as-a- Service.' Leslie Ragan, senior vice president of transaction and item fraud prevention at U.S. Bank, tells PYMNTS that the rise of cybercrime is a function of the digital transformation and changing consumer behavior. |
| FTC, Lawmakers Turn Sour On M&A; Could Innovation Suffer? Antitrust suits. Perhaps outright bans on mergers. Regulators and lawmakers are sharpening their gaze on mergers in tech, very broadly defined, which means innovation may become a casualty — and to the consumers’ detriment. Here’s what might be on the horizon. |
| | KLW Commentary | | COVID Crisis: What Happens If Most People Donât Take The Vaccine? The news of a COVID-19 vaccine on Nov. 9 was widely regarded as a bright light at the end of a very long, dark coronavirus tunnel. But a new PYMNTS study of 2,800 U.S. adults shows that fewer than 40 percent of people say theyâll get the vaccine. Karen Webster says that itâs time for policymakers and payments innovators to get creative â and educate and incent consumers â if we really want to put the coronavirus in our rearview. |
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