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B2B Payments

Despite Progress, Many Payments Verticals Still in Trade ‘Dark Ages’

That's just some of what Boost Payment Solutions CEO Dean Leavitt tells PYMNTS, as he notes that while the pandemic clearly triggered an increase in cross-border payments digitization, it also left many industries and companies behind, who still have a lot to learn about the importance of data exchange and transparency.

Healthcare Payments

Healthcare Takes a Page From Retail’s Omnichannel Payments Playbook

As Shannon Burke, senior VP and GM of health systems at Synchrony, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, after experiencing new ways to pay for everything, consumers want that same ease and simplicity when they visit a doctor, a reality that will serve as a key driver for new omnichannel digital health solutions.

Cross-Border Payments

Technology Helps Teams Drive Digital Cross-Border Payments Progress

Ramana Satyavarapu, chief technology officer of Nium, tells PYMNTS that establishing solid relationships and interactions with human resources, design and other executive teams ahead of time will make the innovation and implementation of new cross-border payments arrangements easier and more likely to succeed.

Crypto Payments

Integrating Crypto Payments into the Merchant POS Demands Flexibility, Industry Savvy

In part five of PYMNTS' series, “The Merchants Guide to Accepting Crypto: The Questions to Ask,” BitPay's Head of Implementation Shaan Katyal sheds light on the ins and out of the integration process, ranging from the use of code libraries to implementing QR codes.

Payroll

Multicurrency Payrolls Simplify Compliance, Improve Global Workforce Experience

Julien Couderc, France country leader at remote-hiring firm Deel, tells PYMNTS that as more and more firms hire internationally, all-in-one, easy-to-use platforms that create strong employee experiences by streamlining global payroll processes and compliance, while enabling contractor payments in multiple currencies, will make the difference.

Healthcare Innovation

Healthcare Becomes Fertile Ground for Big Retail's Payments Ambitions

Walmart’s new pact with UnitedHealth may be focused on outcomes-based care, but the deal also opens the door even further for investments and innovation in digital platforms, payments and data needed to transform a sector so vital to daily life.

Data Brief: Consumer Behavior

70% of Consumers Bought Food from Restaurants in July, Down from May Peak

While the vast majority of consumers continue to order meals from restaurants, this year's summer rush took a bit of a breather as high gasoline prices and inflation fears crimped consumer confidence and spending during the dog days of July.

Inflation Takes Mixed Toll on Main Street Small Business

According to PYMNTS survey of 533 US businesses for the new "Main Street Health: SMBs Battle Inflation" report, the impact of rising prices has delivered a mix of results, ranging from "greatest challenge" to expectations for increased sales and improved margins.

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