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Consumer Behavior And The Digital Shift

Address Verification And Online Checkout

App Usage And The Connected Economy

BNPL And Apparel Retail

Grocery And Touchless Payments

B2B Payments And Cross-Border Security

Secure Banking And Location Data

Black Friday And Online Shopping



Building Stronger Customer Relationships Through Subscriptions

Millennials, Gen X Liked BNPL For Black Friday

Touchless Payments Come To Healthcare (Finally)

Mastercard: Treasury Banks Prioritize Digital Payments

Device ID Helps Fight Holiday Fraud

Paidy Founder: Japanese Consumers Ready For BNPL

Retailers Battle For Remaining 40 Pct Of Holiday Spend

Payments As A Service Build Resiliency For Banks

Refunds Are The New Chargeback

Former Saks CEO: Physical Retail Will Transform To Survive

Vaccine Adoption Creates New Class Of Influencer

EU’s Digital Services Act Advocates Speak Up

November Car Sales Fell Despite Underlying Trends

Paying People To Get Vaccines As Stimulus?

Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot

Cloud-Based Platform Gives Shape To German Data Alliance

Walmart Adds Free Shipping To Subscription Program

Influencers Could Convince UK Consumers To Get Vaccine

Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix

QSR Delivery Scramble: Jimmy John’s Joins DoorDash

Shipping Crisis For Holiday Season Arrives On Time

Libra Launch Signals Sparks Between Tech, Central Banks

Why Consumers Don’t Like Shopping In Stores

Amazon Tightens Digital-First Market Share Grip

Mnuchin, Powell See Need For More SMB Aid

Wendy’s Adds Flavor To Ghost Kitchen Movement

Target, Kohl’s: Health, Beauty Partnership Makeover

CFPB Clarifies Earned Wage Access Policy

Buy Now, Pay Later Comes To Professional Services

Incentivize Consumers On Vaccine? Payments Players Might Have The Answer

Airbnb Sees $3.4 Trillion Travel Market

Ericsson Says 5G Uptake Is Accelerating

DoorDash Says It Has 3 Pct Of US Market

Walmart, Target Win On Black Friday In-Store Spending

Facebook, PetSmart Lead Way On Giving Tuesday

Omniconnected Tech Gadgets Are Booming



Why CUs Should Have Aggressive Digital Strategies

Embedded Payments Build Flexibility For Merchants

Payments Execs Share Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas

Mobile Payments Start Revolution in Corporate Cards

Debit, Credit Usage Stage Battle For Holiday Spend

Mitek: Digital Identity Must Accelerate During Pandemic

AR Innovations Lag Behind AP Advances For B2B Payments

Subscription-Based Companies See Happy Holidays

Cutting Through Cross-Border Payments Confusion

FinTechs Prove Their Value During Pandemic

PayPal’s Backing Proves Crypto Ready For Prime Time



Walmart, Amazon Avoid Most Shipping Issues

EU’s Digital Services Act Advocates Speak Up

Why BNPL Could Be Key This Holiday Season

UPS, FedEx: Different Turns On Holiday Shipping Crisis

Walmart Laying Off More Than 1,200 Workers

Kroger's eCommerce Grows 108 Pct in Quarter

Black Friday Data: Future For Department Stores

How BNPL Helps Apparel Merchants Rebound

Cyber Monday: Sales Records Abound

Small Business Digital Platform GoSite Lands $40M

Why SMBs Should Consider Inventory In Accounting

JuniperWeb Talks B2B eCommerce Unique Needs

Logistics Tech Leads A Booming Funding Week

The Future Of Corporate Banking Is Connectivity

6Sense Talks CFOs' Role As FinTech Guides

Innovators Explore Payment Rail Combinations

Myver Explores Employee Expense Data Use Cases

How Credit Unions Help SMBs Get Creative

Corporate Card Innovators Embrace Collaboration

Journera Talks T&E In A Business Travel Slump

Why Factoring Isn't A One-Size-Fits-All Solution

B2B Payments Tech Closes The Buyer-Supplier Gap

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards

Australia Zeros In On BEC Scam Attack Surge

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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year … For Alexa-Enabled Trees, Pizza Blankets And Doritos Sweaters

Retailers are going all out to provide us with comforting experiences during a holiday season like no other – making it the perfect moment for Doritos-themed holiday sweaters, blankets that look like Pizza Hut pizzas or Christmas trees powered by Alexa. So put on your ugliest Christmas sweater and grab a glass of eggnog. It’s time for the PYMNTS Saturday feature!

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Digital-First App Usage Spells Future Of The Connected Economy

Six in 10 bridge millennials and superconnected consumers use marketplace apps such as Amazon and Walmart more often now than they did before the pandemic began. The first installment of the How We Will Pay report series examines how these consumers' mobile shopping habits serve as canaries in the coal mine for what’s to come next in the connected economy.

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