| QR Codes Gain Clarity As Travel Retailâs New Conversion Play Airport retailers have little time to serve travelers running to their gates, so payments and check out must be fast and efficient. In this monthâs QR Code Payments Tracker, Matthew Greenbaum, vice president at duty-free retailer International Shoppes, discusses how QR codes have become a key tool for improving conversion rates. |
| Collaborations Help B2B Payments Avoid Future Shock Partnerships can go a long way toward future-proofing an organization and making B2B payments agile. Kara Szostek, director of product management at WEX, tells PYMNTS that collaborative efforts between financial institutions and FinTechs can help enterprises insulate against changing preferences among buyers and suppliers. |
| Spot Check: Startup Charts Path To On-Demand Injury Insurance Concerns around healthcare are ubiquitous: How much does it cost? Whatâs the deductible? Matt Randall, CEO at Insurtech startup Spot, tells PYMNTS that affordable accidental injury coverage â done via subscription model â can make insurance affordable and accessible to active, tech savvy demographics. |
| Gift Cards Scan Their Way Into The Digital-First Economy The combination of gift cards and digital wallets is proving to be a fertile area for innovation. As Blackhawk Networks Vice President Jayson Berg told PYMNTS, it’s a way to bridge the gap between physical and digital retailing. |
| Dorsey Tweet Auction Make To Crypto A Household Word Yes, he’s selling his first tweet for untold millions. But the current run of crypto-collectibles is about much more than Jack Dorsey making a few bucks. More people know who he is, we would argue, than who have actually dabbled in or embraced buying cryptos or, specifically, bitcoin. So could this be less about the money and more about making crypto more of a household word? |
| | Digital Fraud Tracker | | Rare Carat Uses AI To Polish Off Credit Card Fraud Diamonds are a fraudsters best friend, where credit card fraud for those purchases accounts for more than $27 billion in annual losses. In this monthâs Digital Fraud Tracker, PYMNTS talks with Apeksha Kothari, chief operating officer of diamond ring eTailer Rare Carat, about how they stop credit card fraud from taking the shine out of online diamond purchases. |
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