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Mobile payments — and by extension, mobile wallets — are proving to be a favorite means of paying for all aspects of daily life as younger consumers navigate physical and digital channels. A range of findings from PYMNTS Intelligence reports have illustrated just how pervasive the use of smartphones has become in buying all manner […]

British receipt data startup Slip has raised $3.2 million in seed funding.  “Having launched the product last year and seeing great results so far, this capital allows us to accelerate our growth across the U.K., and internationally over the next few years,” Tash Grossman, Slip’s CEO, wrote on LinkedIn on Thursday (June 6). “So for […]

Worldwide, when it comes to shopping, consumers no longer think in terms of channels such as in-store or online. For an increasingly larger share, physical stores have become an extension of the digital shopping experience, and shopping is just shopping. This is one prominent trend PYMNTS Intelligence identified in its extensive 2024 Global Digital Shopping […]

As retailers see consumers trim spending on large-ticket items, many shoppers are turning to secondhand channels to make large purchases such as home furnishings. By the Numbers For the “Consumers Shop Secondhand Stores as Often as Other Retail” installment of the “Consumer Inflation Sentiment Report” series, PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more than 2,300 U.S. consumers to […]

Identity verification provider iProov says its biometric tool has achieved a notable milestone. The science powering that tool, iProov’s Dynamic Liveness Solution, is the first to receive the new global certification on face biometric identity verification from industry association the FIDO Alliance, iProov said in a Thursday (June 6) news release. “This program is the premier certification to assess […]

TymeBank is reportedly trying to raise at least $100 million to expand in its home country. “In South Africa, we want to be the fastest-growing bank,” CEO Coen Jonker said, per a Thursday (June 6) Financial Times (FT) report. “We want [to] be in the top three in customer numbers and from a return on […]

Alibaba.com has launched a new service in which it does more of the legwork involved in cross-border trade. For products sourced through Alibaba Guaranteed, which was officially launched Thursday (June 6), the global B2B eCommerce platform fulfills the orders itself and handles finance, the company said in a Thursday press release. “Alibaba Guaranteed marks an […]

Still feeling strain on their budgets from ongoing macroeconomic challenges, consumers are cutting out pricy nonessential purchases, according to Big Lots. On Thursday (June 6), the discount home goods retailer, which has more than 1,300 locations across the country, reported lower-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, attributing its 10.2% net sales decrease in part to […]

Bamboo Rose has added supplier relationship management (SRM) capabilities to its retail management platform. The new SRM capabilities joins the product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain solutions already offered by Bamboo Rose, the company said in a Thursday (June 6) press release. “We hear time and again from our 200-plus retailer customers that they […]

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) developer Galileo has released a suite of evaluation foundation models (EFMs) designed to help enterprises bring trustworthy AI into production. The new Galileo Luna EFMs are designed to make GenAI evaluations faster, more cost-effective and more accurate, the company said in a Thursday (June 6) press release. “For GenAI to reach […]

India-based Paytm’s share of the country’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continues to slip. The FinTech made up 8.1% of total UPI transactions last month, down from 13% in January, the National Payments Corporation of India said in data released Thursday (June 6). Paytm accounted for 1.1 billion customer-initiated transactions on the network. That put the […]

Open banking’s success in the United States — as with any ecosystem — will hinge on several factors, none guaranteed. But, with lessons learned from abroad, and with an incrementally clearer picture of regulation and what consumers want, a few guideposts can be set along the way. The goal is to make it easier for […]

Consumers across the United States will soon be able to have Starbucks orders delivered to their door by Grubhub. The coffee retailer and the food ordering and delivery marketplace announced their new delivery partnership in a Thursday (June 6) press release. Starbucks orders will be available via Grubhub beginning in June in select markets in three states — Pennsylvania, […]

As Generation Z comes into its own as a demographic sector to be reckoned with, financial institutions (FIs) of all stripes are eager to win their business. Credit unions (CUs) are especially enthusiastic: 95% of CUs tell PYMNTS intelligence they are now focused on boosting Gen Z memberships. Why? As detailed in “How Credit Union […]

Meta’s plans for training its AI have run afoul of a European privacy group. Vienna-based NOYB — the European Center for Digital Rights —  said Thursday (June 6) it had filed complaints with 11 European countries, arguing that Meta’s use of user data in its AI proposed AI practices violate the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The group asks […]

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 8,000 during the week ended Saturday (June 1), showing that the labor market is returning to pre-pandemic conditions. The total of 229,000 initial claims filed during the week was up from the previous week’s revised figure of 221,000, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in […]

Turkey is the latest country to investigate Apple’s App Store payment rules. The Turkish Competition Authority launched a probe into the contracts Apple makes with app developers and its refusal to permit alternative payment systems on the App Store, Reuters reported Thursday (June 6). The investigation is part of a close look at mobile smart […]

Spend management platform Payhawk is reportedly going into acquisition mode. Co-founder and CEO Hristo Borisov told CNBC in an interview published Thursday (June 6) that the company aims to acquire early-stage startups that have already raised significant funds. He also argued his company has a better “product-market fit” than its competition, which the report notes have achieved multibillion-dollar valuations by giving […]

As retailers rethink their relationships with their customers looking to drive deeper loyalty and higher engagement, Sam’s Club is looking to its membership base to help guide the future of its Member’s Mark private-label brand. The Walmart-owned warehouse club chain announced Thursday (June 6) the launch of a new initiative aimed at involving its members […]

Robinhood Markets is set to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp for $200 million. “Acquiring a global exchange will significantly accelerate Robinhood Crypto’s expansion worldwide,” the company said in a news release Thursday (June 6). “Bitstamp holds over 50 active licenses and registrations globally and will bring in customers across the EU, UK, US and Asia to Robinhood.” According to the release, […]

Mastercard will add new solutions that make it easier for consumers to automatically switch their direct deposits and update their recurring bill payments. These capabilities will result from the integration of Deposit Switch and Bill Pay Switch with Mastercard’s Open Banking platform and the delivery of these solutions in partnership with Atomic, Mastercard said in […]

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has launched two new payment options. The company on Thursday (June 6) announced the debt of Pay in 2 and Pay in 30, designed to offer customers more flexibility and affordability. As the name suggests, the new offerings let consumers split the cost of their purchase into two […]

Mastercard will add new open banking-powered solutions that make it easier for consumers to automatically switch their direct deposits and update their recurring bill payments. These capabilities will result from the integration of Deposit Switch and Bill Pay Switch with Mastercard’s Open Banking platform and the delivery of these solutions in partnership with Atomic, Mastercard […]

American regulators are reportedly readying antitrust investigations into three major players in the AI industry. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have come to an agreement that lets them proceed with probes into the dominant roles OpenAI, Microsoft and NVIDIA command in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, the New York Times reported Thursday (June […]

Most consumers get their insurance from various providers, but data shows that consumers want to simplify the process. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 44% of all consumers would turn to their financial institutions (FIs) for these needs. Younger consumers are particularly keen on shopping for these services from a FI. For example, Generation Z consumers are […]