PPP Round Two: Familiarity Breeds Success For Banks And SMBs The PPP band is back together! Drew Edwards, CEO at Ingo Money, and Dan Speight, CEO at Planters First Bancorp (PFB) chatted with Karen Webster for the first time since last May about the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The takeaway? Like a lot of things, PPP will be much better, the second time around for SMBs and their bankers. |
Digital-First Banking Tracker |
First Bank Takes Two-Pronged Approach To Fighting Internal, External Fraud Threats Digital-first banks are at the ready when it comes to data breaches and botnet attacks, but their cybersecurity measures can fall short against internal threats like phishing schemes. In the Digital-First Banking Tracker, Bala Nibhanupudi, chief technical officer at First Bank, discusses why financial institutions must pair digital security with employee vigilance and regular phishing drills to fight fraud from all angles. |
Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker |
Chicos: Flexible Payment Options Help Consumers Click Buy, Not Goodbye For budget-conscious clothing shoppers, flexible payment options can mean the difference between springing for a new wardrobe piece or missing out on a coveted purchase. In the Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker, Stacey Blicker, VP of digital for fashion retailer Chicoâs FAS, explains how buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions can make it easier for credit card-wary consumers to click âbuyâ instead of âbyeâ and for merchants to get those sales. |
Outdoorsy Makes Happy Campers Out Of RV Owners And Renters Do the math. After finding that 2.3 billion people were searching for RVs and only 54 million people had them sitting idle in their garages, Outdoorsy Co-founder Jeff Cavins saw a business opportunity. He told Karen Webster that his RV-sharing platform will profit from the younger, digital-native consumers as buyers and suppliers to his platform. |
The Future Of Entertainment? Try Professional Gaming Chief Marketing Officers for big brands are flocking to e-sports as the next way to get their products in front of a hard-to-reach demographic. As Glen Calvert, chief operating officer of Fnatic, a London-based eSports outfit told PYMNTS, it’s the “jaw on the floor” branding opportunity of the future. |
| Global Digital Shopping Index: UK Edition | Minding The Digital Gap: What UK Merchants Can Do To Boost Digital Sales Forty-six percent of U.K. consumers now shop online, but thereâs a mismatch between the digital features merchants offer and those consumers say they can access conveniently. In the latest Global Digital Shopping Index, 2,000 consumers and 500 U.K. merchants were asked what digital shopping features were the most valued â and thereâs work to be done to get them both on the same digital-first page. | |