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Saturday - January 2, 2021


What 36 Payments Executives Wish For The World


BNPL And Merchant Growth


Fighting Fraud And Machine Learning


Small Banks And Real-Time Payments


Digital Banking And Changing Customer Behavior


Credit Unions And Digital Innovation



Inside The Mind Of The Digital-First Consumer


Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning


10 Data Reports On Changing Payments Landscape


How We Will Eat: 2021 And The Future Of Food


5 WFH Trends That Will Continue In 2021


SMBs Tap Self-Reliance, Aid To Survive 2020


B2B Payment Innovators Eye 2021 Predictions


Mastercard’s Turner: Consumers Call The Shots


Mastercard: Resilient Consumer Saved Holidays


Geolocation Puts a Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions


Virtual Account Numbers Foster Digital Banking


MercadoLibre Data Builds Credit Scoring System


Payer Acceptance Gives Instant Payments A Boost


9 Connected-Economy IPOs Expected In 2021


Are Smart Cities Still A Smart Bet?


Crypto’s Transformation Will Come From The Fed


Vaccine Distribution Puts Economic Recovery On Hold


B2B eCommerce Embraces Ecosystem Opportunity


CES 2021 Features Connected Home Tech, 5G


Drone Delivery Gets A Lift With FAA Rule Change


Ant Group’s Restructuring Could Slash Valuation


Tesla’s Musk Ponders The Driverless Future


Will New Stimulus And PPP Loans Save SMBs? 


Stimulus Round 2: Smaller PPP Loans, More Rules


Chinese Officials Out Of Love With Big Tech


Nothing Makes The Big Bucks Like The Big Screen


Direct Listings And SPACs Change Face of IPOs


Square Said To Mull Buy of Jay-Z’s TIDAL



Expertise On The Screen: The Best of PYMNTS TV


How CUs Can Tackle Digital Banking Opportunity


Contextual Banking Awaits Its Star Turn


Virtual Cards, STP To Level B2B Playing Field


CFOs Navigate B2B Payments Change


Partnerships Drive B2B Payments Digital Transition



Amazon Sellers Struggle With Returns


Why BNPL Is A Retail Deal-Breaker In 2021


Curbside Pickup Gets The Nod From Santa


Department Stores Struggle In Digital Economy


Return Season Hits Retailers Hard


Takeaways From Mastercard’s Holiday Spend Data


Retail 2020: Looking Back On D2C Brands



B2B Payment Innovators Eye 2021 Predictions


Globality Talks Services Procurement Overhaul


SMB Banking Leads Final 2020 B2B VC Roundup


Paymerang: Tech-Human Mix Optimizes B2B


FIs Eye FinTech Pairings For Modernization


Cirralto Talks Emerging B2B Payment Models


Computer Guidance Corp Talks Construction ERPs


Brexit Uncertainty Adds To B2B Fraud Risk

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The Unofficial History Of Making And Breaking New Year’s Resolutions

Gym memberships are most likely out. And the appetite for strict diets in the midst of a pandemic is likely waning. New Year’s resolutions are undoubtedly going to be different this year, but as this take on the history and psychology of the ritual shows, humans have not improved much after 4,000 years of practice. Pour the champagne and get out the noisemakers. It’s time for the PYMNTS Saturday feature!

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52 Mondays 2020: The Year Of Speed, Scale And Seismic Shifts In Payments

Preparing for a new year is filled with time-honored traditions, resolutions and reflections on the year that will soon be history. 52 Mondays 2020 is the annual publication of the collective works of Karen Webster’s weekly Monday columns, one that this year will take readers on a Monday-by-Monday recap of a year full of chaos, heartbreaks, pivots — and the inspiring innovation that drove seismic shifts in payments and the connected economy. Take one more look back before looking ahead to 2021.

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