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Saturday - October 24, 2020


Credit Unions And Mobile Banking


AR Tools And Cross-Border Challenges


Consumer Payments And Omnichannel Experiences


Digital Commerce And Cross-Border Payments


Mobile Wallets And Physical POS


Transaction Friction And Consumer-Merchant Relationship



How The Identity Of Things Makes Supply Chains Transparent


Billtrust CEO On Delivering The ‘Perfect’ B2B Payment


Merchants, Online Fraud And The 3DS 2.0 Reset


Paya CEO On Middle-Market Business Payments Opportunity


Welcome To The Decade Of Sustainability Rewards


European Banking Federation: EU's Shift To Digital Services


VersaPay, Solupay Merge For AR/AP Payments Network


The Inevitability Of Instant Disbursements


PSCU: New Ways to Engage Members (Digitally)


Cedar CEO: Paper Medical Bills Won’t Exist In 2025


Why Amazon Created A Separate Brand For Designer Fashion


Millennials Will Lead The Voice Commerce Revolution


BNPL Became This Holiday Season's Hottest Payments Trend


American Airlines Moves To Reduce Cash Burn


Turning The Phone Into Restaurants’ Digital On-Ramp


Chipotle’s Surge Bodes Well For Restaurants’ Digital Efforts


Rocketship And The Data-Driven World Of Investing


Capital One Reports Drop In Domestic Card Loans


Airline Execs Cautious For Business Travel Rebound


Amid Changing Lifestyles, Homebuying To Continue?


Why JPMorgan Wants A Piece Of The SMB POS Market


PayPal Latest Big Tech Firm To Hop On Crypto Bandwagon


AutoNation And The Revving Up Of The Ownership Economy


Chipotle Digital Sales Rocket 202.5 Pct Amid Pandemic


Quibi And How To Go Out Of Business in Six Months


Netflix Shows Drama Of COVID-Era Subscription Economy


US DOJ Says Google Squelches Competition


Is The Pandemic Apple Pay’s Big Opportunity?


Lottery-Linked Savings Accounts Are Growing


RobinFood: A Tech Company That Sells Food


Google’s Connected Economy Efforts Overshadowed By Antitrust Suit?


Home Now The Hub For The Digital Economy


Netflix Earnings Show (Inevitable) Subscriber Slowdown


Google’s Fitbit Delay Gets Longer


Teen Checking Accounts And Creating ‘Fiscally Intelligent’ Consumer


SPACs Have Found A Home In Payments


Car Buyers, Sellers Prefer To 'Click The Tires' In COVID Era


‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes


In Payments And Purchasing, Cash Is No Longer King


Retail Sales, Card Data Point To Continued Consumer Spending Rebound


PPP, SMBs And The Challenges Of KYC


Direct-To-Consumer Surges As Physical Stores Languish


Port Data Show Inventory Boom – Or Bust? – Ahead Of Holiday Season



Panera Coffee Subscriptions And The Future Of Restaurants


Supply Chains Will Shift, Digital Dollars Will Emerge Post-COVID


How Payments Choice Makes X-Border Commerce D2C


Buyers, Suppliers Converge Around Virtual Cards


Investors Say FinTech Valuations Are High, But Not Overheated


How To Build A Super App: First, Find Biggest Consumer Pain


Using P2P Payments To Bank More Of The Unbanked


Rep. McHenry: SMBs Need Stimulus, Big Tech Bashing ‘Irksome’


Breaking Down The Silos Between AP And AR


2021: The Year Business Payments Go Digital And Lose Paper Check


Visa, Novae Turn Points Into Digital Currency



Whole Paycheck Tracker: How Prime Was Prime Day?


Black Friday Loses Deep Discount Retail Strategies


The Gap Sets Out Digital-First Strategy


Minnesota Vikings Drive Fan Engagement Via Chat Experiences


SMB Survey: It’s All About The Customer


VTEX Expects More Companies To Build Up D2C


Fat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model


eBay Debuts reCommerce Marketplace


Veteran Exec Stresses Simplicity In New eCommerce Platform


Shoppable Media Arrives For Retail Holiday Season


Instagram, Snaps Team Up To Help Brands


eSalon Marks 10th Anniversary In Digital-First Economy


Broad Reach Brings Optimistic Outlook To Retail Development


Philly-Area Mall Developer Warns Of Possible Chapter 11



Managing The Juggling Act Of Third-Party Supplier Risk


Avoiding The Missteps Of International Payroll


B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech


How Autonomous Vehicles Tackle Wasted Costs Of Shipping


Banks Pair Up To Improve Age-Old Business Friction


The Payroll Card Pursues Stronger Employer-Employee Ties


Spend Controls Fuel Commercial Card Innovation


The ‘Frankencloud’ That Threatens Manufacturers


Small Manufacturers Surprise With Accelerated Digitization


Finding The Payment Rail Mix To Tackle B2B Payments Friction


Oracle Financial: Improve Supply Chain Financing


Closing The B2B Trade Credit Gap With AI, Machine Learning


Late Payments Present Challenges For SMBs Amid Pandemic

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Santa Takes The Digital Plunge For Holiday 2020

It was 119 years ago today that Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. More than a century later, many companies are ‘taking the plunge’ on new initiatives, like Macy’s switching from in-store Santas to 'virtual' ones. Strap yourself in and come along for the ride. It’s time for the PYMNTS Saturday feature!

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Saving Main Street From Its Downward Pandemic Spiral

Main Street businesses used to worry about regaining the sales they lost during the pandemic. Today, with the pandemic still raging, Karen Webster says, they’re worried about how Main Street will ever get its vibe back. As more stores and restaurants close and few takers set up shop in those empty storefronts, consumers stop coming to shop and dine. That leaves the businesses still standing fighting hard to regain the foot traffic that creates the hustle and bustle that gets the crowds back.

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