| Coronavirus threatens eCommerce supply chain, Merchants improve digital checkout game, Why Goldman, Amazon SMB bet is no sure thing |  | | Mastercard, Pine Labs And The Global Buy Now, Pay Later Explosion Mastercardâs recent investment in South Asiaâs Pine Labs, is another data point that illustrates the importance of Buy Now, Pay Later in consumer payments, particularly in emerging markets. Mastercard Executive Vice President of Global Merchant Solutions and Partnerships Zahir Khoja tells Karen Webster why, despite its global appeal, a one-size solution does not fit all. |
| Home Buying Goes Digital And Comes With Cash Back As consumer expectations change, can home buying become an eCommerce-like experience, complete with cash back rewards? Thomas Kutzman, co-founder of online broker Prevu, tells Karen Webster that taking a platform approach to real estate introduces a new model that makes agents employees, streamlines the buyers path to purchase and even puts some cash back in their pockets. |
| Commercial Cards: Itâs All About The Data As businessâs appetite for accurate remittance data grows, B2B suppliers may have a new incentive to embrace commercial cards. Boost Payment Solutions Founder and CEO Dean M. Leavitt tells PYMNTS how tackling commercial cardsâ reconciliation data challenges shifts the conversation with suppliers from the cost of payments to the value of streamlined reconciliation. |
| Why The Goldman-Amazon Bet On SMB Loans Is No Sure Thing Goldman Sachs is seeking to reinvent itself, pivoting from Wall Street to embrace Main Street. The investment bank is (maybe) partnering with Amazon to move into SMB lending — leveraging the latter’s scale and reach. Trouble is, alt lending’s a competitive field that might be facing the headwinds of a slowing economy. |
| | Checkout Conversion Index™ | | NEW REPORT: Merchants Up Their Digital Checkout Game In The Age Of Amazon Merchants are following Amazonâs lead, adding features like free shipping and faster checkout times to boost conversion rates and remain competitive. But how effectively do merchantsâ checkout processes convert would-be buyers into paying customers? The PYMNTS Q4 2019 Checkout Conversion Index analyzes the digital checkout processes of 667 retailers to pinpoint which features reduce friction and convert more sales. For the first time in many quarters, thereâs good news to report. |
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